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1903.55.179

Adze with greenish stone blade set in split wooden handle bound with plaited and woven cane in two different patterns of weaving. [FB 27/02/2014]


1903.55.179

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adze with greenish stone blade set in split wooden handle bound with plaited and woven cane in two different patterns of weaving. [FB 27/02/2014]
Geographical reference
Yodda River valley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
Before 1903
Acquisition information
Purchased: 05/1903 Found unentered: 27/02/2014
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Stone, Material Cane Plant, Process Ground, Process Polished, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Woven, Process Split, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Depth: max 50 mm, Width: max 90 mm, Length: max 342 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1903.55.179

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