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1884.119.567.1

Copper chisel with remains of a wooden haft

1884.119.567.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper chisel with remains of a wooden haft
Long description
Heavy socketed implement of copper alloy [.1] with remains of wooden haft [.2]. The original Accession Book entry suggests that this object is a chisel. It could also be the point of a digging stick (Mayer 1998:87, Pl. 71). [LM 23/10/2007]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Unknown
Date
Date collected
By 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 181 mm, Length: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.119.567.1 Accession number: 1884.119.567.2
Associated publications
Published & illustrated in .F. Mayer 1998. Vorspanische Metallwaffen und Werkzeuge in Peru. Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern. (No 1216, p146, Pl 85). [LM 23/10/2007]

Search terms: Tool, Agriculture and Horticulture, Chisel

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