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1966.1.256.2

Axe/adze blade, made from ground and polished stone. The blade has become separated from the wooden fore-haft. For the axe/adze wooden fore-haft with cane bindings see 1966.1.256 .1. [CW [OPS Move] 24/1/2017]


1966.1.256.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Axe/adze blade, made from ground and polished stone. The blade has become separated from the wooden fore-haft. For the axe/adze wooden fore-haft with cane bindings see 1966.1.256 .1. [CW [OPS Move] 24/1/2017]
Person
Field collector Matthew
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Depth: max 20 mm, Width: max 55 mm, Length: max 110 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.256.2

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe, Adze