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1909.30.19

Adze with terebra shell blade, bound to wooden shaft with plant fibre. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/11/2004]

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1909.30.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adze with terebra shell blade, bound to wooden shaft with plant fibre. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/11/2004]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Admiralty Islands Bismarck Archipelago
Person
Field collector John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear
Field collector HMS Challenger
Field collector HMS Alert
Field collector HMS Flying Fish
PRM source Julia Maclear
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
1873 - 1876 [Challenger] and 1879 - 1891 [other surveying work]
Acquisition information
Donated: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 425 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.30.19

Search terms: Tool, Adze

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