Accession No
E 1906.130
Description
Adze blade; Adze head - [From catalogue card 1:] 'Adze-blade' [added later:] 'of polished stone'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Small stone adze head'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Gerrard.E. (previous collector); Von.Hügel.Anatole [Baron] [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1906.130; MAA: E 1906.130; Z 6704; O.VI.38.1.H ['1' in superscript]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Small stone adze head, almost triangular in shape, beige-green in colour. Tapering at the socketed end. Rounded off cutting edge.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: 'Gerrard 8.3.88' inscribed on one side of the blade in pencil. A small label glued to the other side reads: 'E 1906.130 / Solomon Is. / *Baron A. von Bügel / 1906' and [added later in black ink:] 'Z 6704'. 'O.VI.38.1.H' ['1' in superscript] inscribed in white ink on the object.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card 1:] 'Adze-blade' [added later:] 'of polished stone'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Small stone adze head'.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
FM:268796
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