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1898.74.1

Knife / adze with turtle shell blade and inserted into carved wooden handle secured with nails. [FB 08/05/2014]

1898.74.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Knife / adze with turtle shell blade and inserted into carved wooden handle secured with nails. [FB 08/05/2014]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Manus Province Bismarck Archipelago Wuvulu Island
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Evert Jan Brill
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1898
Materials and processes
Material Turtle Bone Reptile, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Nailed
Dimensions
Length: max 325 mm, Width: max 240 mm, Depth: max 25 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1898.74.1

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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