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1884.140.1730

Adze with green stone blade socketed to carved wooden haft. [FB 08/05/2014]

1884.140.1730

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adze with green stone blade socketed to carved wooden haft. [FB 08/05/2014]
Long description
Adze with green stone blade socketed to carved wooden haft. The blade is ground and polished green stone held in a split socket bound with cane. [FB 08/05/2014]
Date / Period
Date made: Unknown
Date collected
by 1838
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884, uncertain Found unentered: Found unentered
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Ground, Process Polished, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Depth: max 84 mm, Width: max 349 mm, Length: max 531 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.1730

Search terms: Tool, Adze

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