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1971.25.1

Adze blade made from Tridacna shell. [FB 12/06/2014]

1971.25.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adze blade made from Tridacna shell. [FB 12/06/2014]
Geographical reference
Melanesia
Oceania > Melanesia
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1971
Date collected
By 1971
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1971
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Process Ground
Dimensions
Width: max 56 mm, Length: max 125 mm, Depth: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.25.1
Research and responses

Full name of Donald Baden-Powell source: Donor Index cards, Antiquities Department, Ashmolean Museum [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

Search terms: Tool, Adze

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