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1938.36.592

Chalcedony chip. Chip of stone for cleaning barkcloth beater. Found in a box with 1938.36.593. [AF [OPS move] 31/7/2017]

1938.36.592

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Collection type
Object
Description
Chalcedony chip. Chip of stone for cleaning barkcloth beater. Found in a box with 1938.36.593. [AF [OPS move] 31/7/2017]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Bulolo District Manki Village Amatchime Hamlet
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 14/10/1936?, uncertain
Date collected
14 October 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Chalcedony Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Length: max 20 mm, Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 9 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.592 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 592

Search terms: Tool, Barkcloth, Flake

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