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Object Number
51-32-70/3277
Display Title
Ceremonial stone axe - mounted in wooden handle, both rubbed all over with ochre
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial stone axe - mounted in wooden handle, both rubbed all over with ochre
Inventory Description
Ax, square stone head, secured with bent wood handle, braided tie, resin
Classification
- Axe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Northern
Materials
Wood, Stone, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 37.5 x 8.2 x 6.1 cm (14 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51-32-70/3277; N. Australia
Provenance
Collector
N.B. Tindale
(06/26/1951)
Collector
Dr. Joseph B. Birdsell
(06/26/1951)
Collector
Peabody Museum South Australian Expedition
(06/26/1951)
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