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1938.36.1182

Hammer-stone used for working obsidian.

1938.36.1182

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hammer-stone used for working obsidian.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago New Britain South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen)
Cultural groups
Arawe
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected
27 July 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Ground
Dimensions
Length 38 mm, Width 35 mm, Depth 34 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1182 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1114

Search terms: Tool, Hammer-stone

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