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Object Number
18-25-70/D930
Display Title
Ceremonial axe, upper end of haft restored
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, ground stone blade, ridged carved crooked shaft, bird motif, reed wrap
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Massim
/
Dufaure Island
Materials
Wood, Stone, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 54.4 x 43 x 2.5 cm (21 7/16 x 16 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/ 930
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-25-70/D931 | Ceremonial axe, upper portion of haft restored |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D935 | Handle of ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 18-25-70/D933 | Ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D932 | Ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D934 | Handle of ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 2004.1.657 | Adz handle, carved wood, burnt surface, fiber and reed bound haft |
Adze
| ||
| 2004.1.654 | Adz handle, curved carved wood, angled platform, blackened surface, reed haft |
Adze
| ||
| 63-29-70/4109 | Stone adze with red stripe stone, used for calling in ceremonial pig + |
Adze
|
Indonesia
New Guinea | |
| 96-25-70/49434 | Axe |
Adze
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 2004.1.313 | Adze handle, angled wood shaft with woven reed haft, cracked |
Adze
|
Oceania
| |
| 48-56-70/3154 | Adze - stone head and wooden handle; haft made with iron tools |
Adze
|
New Zealand
| |
| 2004.1.259 | Adze haft, carved wood, hollow at both ends, covered with braided fiber rings |
Adze
|