Chalcedony chip. Chip of stone for cleaning barkcloth beater. Has previously been repaired with ?glue. Found in a box with 1938.36.592. [AF [OPS move] 31/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Chalcedony chip. Chip of stone for cleaning barkcloth beater. Has previously been repaired with ?glue. Found in a box with 1938.36.592. [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, Material Glue, Process Flaked, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions: Depth: max 12 mm, Length: max 30 mm, Width: max 13 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.593 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 593

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