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| Catalog Number | CAS 2017-0004-0006 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone; Wood; Rattan; Pork fat | |
| Description | Axe with elongated, curved wooden handle that comes to a point at the proximal end of the shaft; Stone blade fits into distal end of the shaft and is secured with woven rattan wrapping, covered in pork fat; The axe head has a wooden extension that protrudes from the poll and tapers proximally before coming to a ridge and then flaring outward slightly and flattening. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.5, Thickness = 4.6, Length = 52.5 |
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