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1958.2.35

Axe with wooden handle and wooden extension to haft. [FB 13/03/2014]

1958.2.35

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe with wooden handle and wooden extension to haft. [FB 13/03/2014]
Long description
Axe with wooden handle and wooden extension to haft. With blackish ground and polished socketed stone blade bound with bark and cane fibre. [FB 13/03/2014]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Western Highlands Province Baiyer River Area Yavamanda village
Cultural groups
Kyaka
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1955
Date collected
19 January 1955
Acquisition information
Donated: 1958
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Ground, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Polished, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Length: max 500 mm, Width: max 410 mm, Depth: max 65 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1958.2.35 Other numbers: Collector’s no. 24

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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