Axe

Museum number:
11-38465a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm211138465a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2219
Description:
a) Wood axe handle with geometric designs in low relief; man’s head carved at grip end; b) Argillite axe blade.
Donor:
Klaus Koch and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Pirimapun village vicinity, Cassowary Coast, Asmat regency, Papua
Materials:
Argillite
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Axes (stone tools) and Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 11-38465a,b, described as a) Wood axe handle with geometric designs in low relief; man’s head carved at grip end; b) Argillite axe blade.

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