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1915.25.30.2

Grey, ground stone axe head. For the carved wooden handle see [1915.25.30 .1] [RM [OPS Move] 24/1/2017]

1915.25.30.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Grey, ground stone axe head. For the carved wooden handle see [1915.25.30 .1] [RM [OPS Move] 24/1/2017]
Long description
Adze with wooden handle and decoratively carved wooden heel, bound with woven cane fibre. Grey ground stone axe head. [FB 23/01/2014]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
West Papua Teluk Jos Sudarso (Humboldt Bay)
Person
Field collector Henry Nottidge Moseley
Field collector HMS Challenger
PRM source Amabel Nevill Sollas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1876
Date collected
1872 - 1876
Acquisition information
Donated: 1915
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Ground
Dimensions
Width: max 54 mm, Depth: max 24 mm, Length: max 146 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1915.25.30.2

Search terms: Tool, Adze

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