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1954.8.133

Axe (tokifonu) made of turtle carapace, lashed through 4 holes to a wooden haft by means of sinnet.

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1954.8.133

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe (tokifonu) made of turtle carapace, lashed through 4 holes to a wooden haft by means of sinnet.
Geographical reference
Tuvalu
Oceania > Polynesia > Tuvalu
Funafuti
Person
Field collector Mrs Spicer
PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1954
Date collected
By 1954
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Turtle Bone Reptile, Material Wood Plant, Material Sennit Coconut Fibre Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 125 mm blade, Length: max 531 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.8.133 Other numbers: 3330

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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