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1884.21.6

Axe with almond-shaped greenstone blade, socketed at a rounded angle in a branch of the broad flat shaft. Handle end disc-shaped with hair tufts. [FB 13/03/2014]


1884.21.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe with almond-shaped greenstone blade, socketed at a rounded angle in a branch of the broad flat shaft. Handle end disc-shaped with hair tufts. [FB 13/03/2014]
Geographical reference
China Straits
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
Prior to 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Animal Hair, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 846 mm, Width: max 578 mm, Depth: max 156 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.21.6

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Axe, Adze