- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Stone axe
- Long description
- A stone tool shaped like an axehead, with one side tapered into a sharp cutting edge and the opposite end remaining rounded. The main body of the axe angles inwards in a triangular fashion creating a point at the end which is opposite to the blade. This point is chipped whereas orginally it may have been more rounded.
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Sümi Naga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1925
- Date collected
- By 1925
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 1925 Donated: 1928
- Dimensions
- Length: max 49 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1928.69.916
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