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1911.54.45.1

Wooden haft of an axe, with two decorative woven cane rings. For stone blade 1911.54.45 .2 [RM [OPS Move] 23/1/2017]


1911.54.45.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden haft of an axe, with two decorative woven cane rings. For stone blade 1911.54.45 .2 [RM [OPS Move] 23/1/2017]
Long description
Wooden haft of an axe, with socketed ground and polished blackish stone blade with two decorative woven cane rings. [FB 20/03/2014]
Geographical reference
San Cristobal
Person
Field collector Frederick Henry Drew
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source Frederick Henry Drew
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Polished, Process Ground, Process Bound, Process Socketed, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length x Width x Depth: max 397 x 204 x 63 mm [.1], Length x Width x Depth: max 397 x 343 x 60 mm total
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.54.45.1

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