Cane haft for stone tool. Made from split cane bent over and bound with a band of cane around the upper half. The looped end is bound with twisted plant fibre cord. [CW [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Cane haft for stone tool. Made from split cane bent over and bound with a band of cane around the upper half. The looped end is bound with twisted plant fibre cord. [CW [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South Coast Gasmata
Cultural groups: Arawe
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected: August - September 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Cane Plant, Material String Plant, Process Split, Process Bent, Process Bound
Dimensions: Width: max 67 mm, Depth: max 40 mm, Length: max 845 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.1334 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1266

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Adze, Axe

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