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1903.55.169

Greenstone (nephrite?) adze set in wooden foreshaft, bound with length of cane.

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1903.55.169

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Collection type
Object
Description
Greenstone (nephrite?) adze set in wooden foreshaft, bound with length of cane.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Oro Province [Gira River Valley]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
Before 1903
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1903
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Nephrite Stone, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Ground
Dimensions
Length: max 165 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1903.55.169

Search terms: Tool, Adze

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