Accession No
Z 6666
Description
Chisel; Adze head - [From catalogue card:] 'Large stone chisel'.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; San Cristoval
Period
Source
Drew, Frederic Henry (Rev.) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 6666; MAA: ?E 1910.129 [incorrect number]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Large adze head of dark stone. Tapering and rounded off at the hafted end. The blade is widening, flat on the underside, with a sharp and slightly chipped cutting edge.
Event Date 16/12/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: an old Museum label glued to the object reads: 'E 1910.129 / CHISEL / S. Cristoval / Solomon Is. / F. H. Drew Esq. / 1911' and [added later:] 'Z 6666'.
Event Date 16/12/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
[From catalogue card:] 'Large stone chisel'.
Event Date 16/12/2015
Author: maa
FM:268816
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