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
c. 1500 CE
possibly 19th Century
