Accession No
1917.80
Description
Stone chisel or adze head
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Central Province; Ngella Islands [Florida Islands]; ?Boli
Period
Source
Martin, John Harington (Lieutenant, R.N.) [collector]; Martin collection; Martin, Caroline (Miss) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1917.80; MAA: 1917.80; Z 6697
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Adze head of heavy stone. Tapering towards the socketed end. Sharp cutting edge, flat on one side.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a large brown label glued on the object reads: 'Stone Axe / from Mboli, Florida / Solomon Islands / Sept. 1873'. 'Z 6697' inscribed in black ink on the object. '1917.80' inscribed in white ink on the object. '1917.80' inscribed in pencil on the object.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Stone chisel'.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Register notes for 1917.74-85 'Collected by Lieut.t Harrington [sic] Martin, R.N., 1873/ Given by his sister Miss Caroline Martin'. The term 'late' has been added in pencil to the collector's name for the subsequent page of material from 1917.79- 87.
Lieut. John Harington Martin, R.N., served on H.M.S. Dido on the Australia Station 1872- 1875. His name has been variously written and mis-transcribed as Marten and Harrington.
Register adds a transcription of the collector's label.
Event Date 8/10/2020
Author: rachel hand
FM:268795
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