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1928.68.17

Small hafted, half-socketed, bound basalt-bladed adze. Blade bound with plaited sennit fibre to carved wooden handle. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/11/2004]

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1928.68.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small hafted, half-socketed, bound basalt-bladed adze. Blade bound with plaited sennit fibre to carved wooden handle. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/11/2004]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Arthur John Evans
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1908
Date collected
By 1908
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Basalt Stone, Material Sennit Coconut Fibre Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Socketed, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 310 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.68.17

Search terms: Tool, Adze

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