Adze

Museum number:
11-3186
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110003186
Accession number:
Acc.932
Description:
Adze with shell blade, “sila” , shell blade, wood handle, fiber binding
Donor:
Saul H. Riesenberg
Collection place:
Pohnpei Island, Senyavin Islands, Pohnpei State
Culture or time period:
Micronesian and Pohnpeian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Adzes
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1948
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 11-3186, described as Adze with shell blade, “sila” , shell blade, wood handle, fiber binding
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 11-3186, described as Adze with shell blade, “sila” , shell blade, wood handle, fiber binding

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