Axe Modeling Stone
ClassificationsOrganic Materials-stones-worked
Culture
Massim
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumStone
Dimensions6 × 16 1/2 × 16 in. (15.2 × 41.9 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineCollected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition
Object number2014.12.27
DescriptionThis stone was used to grind and polish stone blades that were part of presentation axes.On View
Not on viewCollections
Millingstone Horizon
Millingstone Horizon
Norris Camp
Norris Camp
c. 1500 CE