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Axe Modeling Stone, Unknown date
Massim culture; Woodlark Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua Ne…
Axe Modeling Stone
Axe Modeling Stone, Unknown date
Massim culture; Woodlark Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua Ne…
Axe Modeling Stone, Unknown date Massim culture; Woodlark Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania Stone; 6 × 16 1/2 × 16 in. 2014.12.27 Collected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition

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.
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