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Ceremonial stone axe - mounted in wooden handle, both rubbed all over with ochre
Ceremonial stone axe - mounted in wooden handle, both rubbed all over with ochre
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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