Accession No
1955.12 C
Description
Ground and polished biconvex stone chisel or gouge. Curved sides flaring slightly towards a straight and hollow ground cutting edge; ellipsoidal cross-section and rounded butt with single facet; mottled buff to brown stone. Chips missing from cutting edge.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Upper Myanmar
Period
Source
Kaulbach, Ronald John Henry (Lt.-Col.) [subsequent collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1955.12 C
Cultural Affliation
Kachin
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
137mm
Events
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
Context (Other owners)
The Kaulbach Collection had previously been in possession of various Kachin families for years.
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1955.12 A-D: 'Elongated, symmetrically ground stone celts, could be classed as chisels. Length between 8 to 17.5 cm.'
Event Date 1955
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Ground and polished biconvex stone chisel or gouge. Curved sides flaring slightly towards a straight and hollow ground cutting edge; ellipsoidal cross-section and rounded butt with single facet; mottled buff to brown stone. Chips missing from cutting edge.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:304876
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