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1897.72.25.1

Wooden adze haft with plaited cane binding at head. For the blade and forehaft see [1897.72.25 .2] [RM [OPS Move] 19/1/2017]

1897.72.25.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden adze haft with plaited cane binding at head. For the blade and forehaft see [1897.72.25 .2] [RM [OPS Move] 19/1/2017]
Long description
Wooden adze haft with plaited cane binding at head end, the forehaft is has become detached from the handle and has a greenstone blade. . [FB 23/01/2014]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source George Fabian Lawrence
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1897
Date collected
By 1897
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1897
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Plaited, Process Bound, Process Split, Process Split
Dimensions
Width: max 155 mm, Length: max 658 mm total, Length: max 658 mm, Width: max 307 mm total, Depth: max 55 mm total, Depth: max 55 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1897.72.25.1

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Adze, Axe

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