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1938.36.1348

Ground and worked shell adze blade. The cutting edge is curved, the tang tapered. [CW [OPS Move] 30/1/2017]


1938.36.1348

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ground and worked shell adze blade. The cutting edge is curved, the tang tapered. [CW [OPS Move] 30/1/2017]
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Process Ground
Dimensions
Depth: max 30 mm, Width: max 65 mm, Length: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1348 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1280

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