Local Name
gapamada
Physical Description
A hatchet with a stone blade set in resin. The handle has been formed by bending a single piece of wood around head and kept in place by the resin and a small "armband" set just below the blade.
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Axe
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Object Measurements
300 mm (Length), 105 mm (Width), 65 mm (Height)
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Acquisition Information
Long-term Loan from The University of Melbourne, 28 Mar 1973
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Acknowledgement
The Donald Thomson Collection. On loan to Museum Victoria from The University of Melbourne.