Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label adds: "Kaulbach Collection. 1955.1-38. Obtained from Kachin families who had owned them for years.
Event Date
Author: Annie McKay

Context (Other owners)
The Kaulbach Collection had previously been in possession of various Kachin families for years.
Event Date
Author: Annie McKay

Context (Field collection)
From Triangle of Upper Burma, between latitudes 25 degrees 45 minutes and 27 degrees, and the Nmai Kha and Mali Khan rivers.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.20 A-G: 'Miniature jade adzes with tang formed by part of the original surface (?pecked) of the pebble, sometimes partly ground. Some look like drawn teeth.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
A ground and partially polished stone adze or axe, with a narrow butt end with cortex remaining, and a flared cutting edge. It has curved sides and bi-convex cross-section. It is mostly brown in colour with flecks of red and black.
Event Date 13/10/2023
Author: Emily Shorter