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Object Number 18-20-70/D1267
Display Title Hafted axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone axe head, plant fiber-wrapped handle with loop for axe head
Classification
  • Axe
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / New Britain
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Dimensions Overall: 82.5 x 6.3 x 2.9 cm (32 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object (145771/ 1); D 1267; (145771/ 2); D-1267

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