Item X 50867 Knife, hafted. Cloncurry River, Gulf, Queensland, Australia

Summary

A stone blade with a wooden handle fixed in place with resin. This knife was a type made and used across the eastern desert region of the Northern Territory. Unlike this one, handles on knives from the desert region immediately to the west were painted with intricate designs.

Physical Description

Stone knife, mounted in resin with wooden handle.

Significance

A very rare example of a hafted stone knife from the northwest region of Queensland.