Knife
P1862A
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Alyekwe |
| Object Number | P1862A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arrernte |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia |
| Locus | South Australia [Historic Attribute] |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Stone | Gum | Red Ochre |
| Description | A curved stone blade that comes to a sharp point and is attached to a gum handle that opens at the end. There is red ochre on both the handle and blade. “For ceremonial operations.” (Catalog Card) |
| Length | 15 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 5 - Other Number |
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