IDNO

T.68732.MFL

Description

Three stone adzes used in cutting trees and logs, laid out on the earth of the new settlement of Imonda on the Rocks. Each handle is fastened with cane vine to hold the adze. The handle is shaped from an inverted Y shaped branch taken from a tree and then made to accommodate the adze. Possibly taken in the village near Imonda rocks, West Sepik (Sandaun) Province [Andrew Moutu 24/02/04].

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Sandaun Province; West Sepik; Near Imonda on the Rocks

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

19 June 1967

Collection Name

Macfarlane Collection

Source

Macfarlane, Alan

Format

Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.67481 to T.68999 and T.74937 to T.74998 were found in the box now numbered C494/.
T.68730 to T.68753 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/64/.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program One. [Mark Elliott 10/03/04].