Summary
The stone axe is typical of the type made in central Australia with the pointed or pick-like end to the blade, which has been broke off.
This was amongst a large collection purchased by the museum from Frank Gillen in 1899 and most likely collected by Gillen who arrived in central Australia in 1875.
Physical Description
A hafted axe with a stone blade set in resin. The wooden handle is fluted longitudinally and its surface coated with red ochre. The head is broken.
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Object/Medium
Axe, hafted
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Locality
Specific locality unrecorded, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Object Measurements
680 mm (Length), 130 mm (Width), 55 mm (Height)
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Acquisition Information
Purchase from Francis J. Gillen, 30 May 1899
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