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1994.4.127

Wooden axe handle, blade missing. Eight perforations at heel. Cane binding around socket. [FB 13/03/2014]

1994.4.127

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden axe handle, blade missing. Eight perforations at heel. Cane binding around socket. [FB 13/03/2014]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Hampshire County Museums Service
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1994
Date collected
By 1994
Acquisition information
Transferred: 01/1994
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Incised, Process Perforated, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Width: max 412 mm, Depth: max 31 mm, Length: max 698 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.4.127

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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