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Febi arrows with barbed cassowary bone points

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Photographer: David R. Eastburn, 1949-

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This photograph was taken at the Bulong longhouse, 142. 19 E. 5. 49 S. Universal grid reference 54M XU454573 (1: 100 000 Karoma map sheet 7386). Photographer's note: Beautifully crafted Febi arrows with wicked barbed cassowary bone points were traditionally used in war. A set of similar arrows are presented to each Febi boy on the completion of his initiation.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/228627

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Dec 1979

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