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1938.36.430

Hafted stone adze, the stone is missing. [FB 12/12/2013]


1938.36.430

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hafted stone adze, the stone is missing. [FB 12/12/2013]
Long description
Hafted stone adze, the stone is missing. The handle is carved from wood and bound with cane at the head where the stone would have been socketed. [FB 12/12/2013]
Geographical reference
Morobe Province
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1937
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Tied, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 488 mm, Depth: max 80 mm, Width: max 160 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.430 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 430 97

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Adze