Asmat Cassowary Bone Dagger (Pi Pisuwe) ancestralfigure It became a hallmark of

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were exported across Southeast Asia

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Asmat Cassowary Bone Dagger (Pi Pisuwe) ancestralfigure It became a hallmark ofAsmat people, early to mid 20th century, Irian Jaya (Papua), Indonesia Beautiful early cassowary bone dagger, finely worked and decorated with delicate incised line motifs. Daggers of this type are known as pi pisuwe, while those carved from human femur were reserved for the most sacred and high status contexts. Although carried during displays of warfare, bone daggers were principally used in ritual killings, initiations, and ceremonial attire,