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1891.50.10

Wooden handle for stone axe, the stone axe has been replaced with a wooden imitation. [FB 23/2/2017]


1891.50.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden handle for stone axe, the stone axe has been replaced with a wooden imitation. [FB 23/2/2017]
Long description
Wooden handle for stone axe, the stone axe has been replaced with a wooden imitation. The handle is stained a dark brown and is bound at the bottom half with twisted plant fibre. There is a braided plant fibre handle. [FB 23/2/2017]
Person
Field collector John Spencer Noldwritt
PRM source George R. Harding
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
By 1891
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1891
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Socketed, Process Twisted, Process Braided, Process Stained
Dimensions
Depth: max 56 mm, Length: max 371 mm, Width: max 186 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1891.50.10

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe