Wooden stick with pointed handle and saw blade made from flint stones set in to gum

Made:
1870-1920
Wooden stick with pointed handle and saw blade made from flint

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Wooden stick with pointed handle and saw blade made from flint
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Wooden stick with pointed handle and saw blade made from flint stones set in to gum, possibly ceremonial, from West Australia, 1870-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A166541
Materials:
wood, resin and stone
type:
saws
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)