Axe, "instruments of warfare." Held with point backwards and swung backwards

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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

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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