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1899.82.1

Tridacna shell adze, from excavations at the central vault at Nan Madol.

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1899.82.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tridacna shell adze, from excavations at the central vault at Nan Madol.
Long description
Adze made from tridacna shell. The surface has been ground smooth with part of one surface showing the remains of the outer surface of the shell. The cutting edge is convex. The adze tapers towards the butt.
Date
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1899
Materials and processes
Material Tridacna Clam Shell, Process Ground
Dimensions
Length: max 283 mm, Width: max 74 mm, Weight 160 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.82.1
Research and responses

For the vendor's own account of his 'excavation' activities at Nan Madol, see pages 76ff of The Caroline Islands: Travel in the Sea of the Little Lands, by F. W. Christian (London: Methuen & Co., 1899). He does not, however, seem to refer to this item in particular. [JC 17 2 2011]

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