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1884.140.1721

Adze with ground and polished shell blade bound at socket with plaited plant fibre.


1884.140.1721

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adze with ground and polished shell blade bound at socket with plaited plant fibre.
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
?By 1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 2014
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Bound, Process Ground, Process Polished
Dimensions
Depth: max 90 mm, Width: max 337 mm, Length: max 633 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.1721

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