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Axe, "instruments of warfare." Held with point backwards and swung backwards
Axe, "instruments of warfare." Held with point backwards and swung backwards
Object Number 973-11-70/5245
Display Title Axe, "instruments of warfare." Held with point backwards and swung backwards
Descriptions
Object Description Axe, "instruments of warfare." held with point backwards and swung backwards. Point of pig or human bone. Poison tip. 17" long. At joint between handle and haft is a finely woven grass cover. Red bone point inserted near tip.
Inventory Description Ax, curved wooden handle, woven fiber haft, dark wood spike
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Huli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Central Highlands
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 48 x 40 x 2 cm (18 7/8 x 15 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-11-70/5245/ TN83

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