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1900.55.179

Heavy stone blade, whole coloured red. Blade set in gum and hafted with flat piece of wood bent round blade so as to grip it.

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1900.55.179

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Collection type
Object
Description
Heavy stone blade, whole coloured red. Blade set in gum and hafted with flat piece of wood bent round blade so as to grip it.
Geographical reference
Northern Territory Elsie Springs
Person
Field collector Harry Stockdale
PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Process Painted, Process Ground, Process Bent
Dimensions
Length: max 390 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.179 Other numbers: 179

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe