adze
Objectcode
EA/41/46
Description (brief)
Adze made for fine wood work, fe. hollowing out a wooden boat. The handle is made of wood, the head of blacks stone. Striking is the winding of the handle with what is probable sago palm leaf. Possibly this was used as packaging.
Dating
1955-1957 (verwerving)
Dimensions (L)
51,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» wood
Materials thesaurus
» inorganic
» stone
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» palm stem
» rattan
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» palm bark
» sago palm bark
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» Central Highlands
» Central Highlands west
» Wissel Lakes Region
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Central New-Guinea
» Subdivision Paniai
» Paniai
Object category
OVM Category
» nijverheid, handel en dienstverlening
» materiaalbewerking
» hout-, bamboe-, noot-, zaad- en vruchtbewerking