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1905.63.34

Hand adze of wooden handle and stone head. For extracting sago pith from the log.

1905.63.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hand adze of wooden handle and stone head. For extracting sago pith from the log.
Long description
Hand adze of wooden handle and stone head, for extracting sago pith from the log. The stone is flaked. The haft is carved with a design of a stylised birds beak. The stone is secured to the handle with cane binding. Underneath the cane binding the stone is also tied with fishing wire. [MJD 05/01/2015]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Milne Bay Province Samarai Murua District Muyua Island [Woodlark Island] Suloga
Person
Field collector Cooke Daniels expedition
PRM source William Cooke Daniels
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
1904 - 1905
Acquisition information
Donated: 1905
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Stone, Material Cane Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Width: max 88 mm, Depth: max 50 mm, Length: max 1115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1905.63.34 Other numbers: Cooke Daniels number 34

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