Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0015 | |
| 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 | Atoll: Lekinioch, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Shell | |
| Description | Adze blade made from shell fragment that has been chipped and ground along edges to general trapezoidal shape with one face naturally concave and the other naturally convex; Lateral edges taper gradually toward rounded proximal end; Distal end is somewhat rounded and is unifacially ground to form a cutting edge; Color is off-white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.3, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 7.8 | |