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1921.93.224

Stone adze blade.

1921.93.224

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone adze blade.
Long description
Stone adze blade. The adze is dark brown colour. The adze is oblong in section. The working face is ground flat. The upper surface has a large chip. [MJD 18/07/2014]
Geographical reference
Fiji
Oceania > Melanesia > Fiji
Rotuma Island
Person
Field collector Charles Frederick Wood
PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 13/08/1873
Date collected
11 May-22 May & 10 August -13 August 1873
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Ground, Process Polished
Dimensions
Thick: max 44 mm, Width: max 60 mm, Length: max 134 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.224

Search terms: Tool, Adze

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