Adze blade

Museum number:
11-2812
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.758
Description:
Extra blade for stone axe.
Donor:
Paul S. Kraus
Collection place:
Oeta, South coast of Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
New Guinea, Papua Island
Materials:
Stone (worked rock)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Adzes
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1940
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Adze blade, accession number 11-2812, described as Extra blade for stone axe.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Adze blade, accession number 11-2812, described as Extra blade for stone axe.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Adze blade, accession number 11-2812, described as Extra blade for stone axe.

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