Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery - online catalogue

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Object number
1909.434cx
Object
adze
Creator
Unknown (Maker)
Description
General Description: Stone headed, wooden handled adze, with adjustable wooden head, bound with plant fibre, from New Guinea, Melanesia (, )
Production date
, 1909 pre
Production place
New Guinea (Maker)
Material
stone (blade), wood (handle and head), plant fibre (binding)
Technique
abraded, carved, dried, split, woven
Dimensions
- handle length 74.9 cm
- head length 33.9 cm
- blade length 13.2 cm
- handle width 4.8 cm
- head width 6.9 cm
- blade width 6.6 cm
Associations

Named Collection: Dauncey Collection