Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0009 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Polle, Faichuk region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Shell (Tridacna sp.) | |
| Description | Large adze blade fashioned from a piece of tridacna shell that has been roughly ground to a rectangular shape that is triangular in cross-section; One surface has a pronounced median ridge running almost its entire length; Proximal end is rounded, while distal end has been ground down at an oblique angle on the face opposite the median ridge to form a V-shaped cutting edge; For use in canoe carving, this blade would have been attached to a wooden handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.1, Thickness = 3.3, Length = 13.9 | |