Knife
P1846A
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia | Charlotte Waters
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Alyekwe |
| Object Number | P1846A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arrernte |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia | Charlotte Waters |
| Locus | South Australia [Historic Attribute] |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Stone | Gum | Pigment | Hair |
| Description | A circumcision knife with a rust-colored handle covered in a layer of gum and a pale gray blade. There is a painted band of yellow with brown dots around the middle of the blade. A cord of hair is attached to the base of the handle. |
| Length | 20 cm |
| Width | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 6 - Other Number |
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