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1938.36.432

Hafted stone adze carved from a dark wood made from the union of two branches. The head end is bound with cane binding. [FB 09/01/2014]

1938.36.432

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hafted stone adze carved from a dark wood made from the union of two branches. The head end is bound with cane binding. [FB 09/01/2014]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
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 Stone, Process Carved, Process Flaked, Process Ground, Process Bent, Process Bound
Dimensions
Depth: max 55 mm total, Length: max 474 mm total, Width: max 199 mm total
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.432 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 432

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Adze

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