Flaking hammer

Museum number:
11-41458
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2006
Description:
Stone implements; flaking hammers. Some with archaeological patination. Used as flaking hammers.
Donor:
Bronislaw Malinowski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua Region
Culture or time period:
Massim
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Flaking hammer, accession number 11-41458, described as Stone implements; flaking hammers. Some with archaeological patination. Used as flaking hammers.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Flaking hammer, accession number 11-41458, described as Stone implements; flaking hammers. Some with archaeological patination. Used as flaking hammers.

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