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1943.4.36

Haft of socketed axe, blade missing. [FB 13/03/2014]

1943.4.36

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Collection type
Object
Description
Haft of socketed axe, blade missing. [FB 13/03/2014]
Long description
Haft of socketed axe, blade missing. Bound with ?wire. Carved with figurative decoration one one side from the heel to the bottom of the handle. [FB 13/03/2014]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim Trobriand Islands D'Entrecasteaux Islands Woodlark Islands Louisiade Archipelago
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Magdalen College School
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1943
Date collected
By 1943
Acquisition information
Donated: 1943
Materials and processes
Material Metal Wire, Material Wood Plant, Process Socketed, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Nailed
Dimensions
Length: max 491 mm, Width: max 224 mm, Depth: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1943.4.36

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Figure, Axe, Bird Figure

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