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1932.53.86

Axe with hafted iron blade. Blade affixed inside bent stick with string and resin. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/11/2004]

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1932.53.86

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe with hafted iron blade. Blade affixed inside bent stick with string and resin. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/11/2004]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Unknown
Person
Field collector Eric Conran
PRM source Mrs M.O. Burrows
PRM source Mrs Gordon Canning
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 10/1932
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Resin Plant, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 315 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.53.86
Research and responses

According to Dr M. O’Hanlon, A.R.M. probably stands for Assistant Resident Magistrate. [CW 23/2/2000] Confirmed by Sylvia Schaffarczyk, a PhD student from the Australian National University, in September 2004 during a visit to research collections made by Australian colonial administrators in Papua New Guinea. [ZM 3/9/2004]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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