Blade; light gray stone; some polishing on both sides; long, narrow shape; length 10 cm. Unfinished wood working adze blade; archaeological patination. Made of metamorphosed basalt.
Donor:
Bronislaw Malinowski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua Region
Culture or time period:
Massim
Collector:
Bronislaw Malinowski and Bruce D. Lawes
Collection date:
1914-1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ginesosu blades
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits