Adze haft with dark wood handle. For the associated objects see 1901.65.1 .2

Collection type: Object
Description: Adze haft with dark wood handle. For the associated objects see 1901.65.1 .2 - .3. [CW [OPS Move] 30/1/2017]
Long description: Adze haft with dark wood handle. Socketed end bound with cane. For the lighter wooden forehaft see 1901.65.1, and for the the ground stone blade see 1901.65.1 .3. [CW [OPS Move] 30/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Oro Province Ijivitari District Collingwood Bay
Person: Field collector William Henry Abbot; PRM source Edward Gerrard and Sons
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1901
Date collected: By 1901
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1901
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Split
Dimensions: Depth: max 68 mm, Length: max 668 mm, Width: max 210 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1901.65.1.1

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe, Adze

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