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adze
Object Type
adze
Museum number
Oc1883,0801.8
Description
Adze blade of stone, cutting end more bevelled on one side than the other.
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Henry Brougham Guppy
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Makira
(?)
Found/Acquired:
Uki
(?)
Materials
stone
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Associated with:
HMS Lark
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Lords of Admiralty
Acquisition date
1883
Acquisition notes
Register slip reads: Florida Island 1882. Presented by the Lords of the Admiralty 1883 / collected by H. B. Guppy Surgn. R.N.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Oc1883,0801.8