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Object number

IPSMG:1924.79.97
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

adze
Description

Adze made of wood, stone and rattan. A wooden handle with a split cone shaped haft bound with rattan. Polished adze blade now separate. This type of mount enables the blade to be turned through 90 degrees to act either as an axe or an adze.
Production place

Melanesia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Gulf of Papua
Production period

19th Century, late, 20th Century, early
Material

wood, rattan, stone
Dimensions

Details