Accession No
E 1906.131
Description
Adze blade; Adze head - [From catalogue card 1:] 'Adze-blade' [and added later:] 'of polished stone, flat & triangular'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Tiny stone adze head'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Gerrard.E. (previous collector); Von.Hügel.Anatole [Baron] [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1906.131; MAA: Z 6703; O.VI.38.9.H ['9' in superscript]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Small adze head, tapering towards the socket end. Straight cutting edge.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: a small label glued to the object reads, in black ink: 'E 1906.131 / Solomon Is. / *Baron A. von Hügel / 1906'. 'O.VI.38.9.H' ['9' in superscript] inscribed in white ink on the object. 'Gerrard 8.3.88' inscribed in pencil on the object.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card 1:] 'Adze-blade' [and added later:] 'of polished stone, flat & triangular'. [From catalogue card 2:] 'Tiny stone adze head'.
Event Date 8/12/2015
Author: maa
FM:268798
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