Axe

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Item X 9760 Axe, hafted. Hinchinbrook Island, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia. pre 1900

Physical Description

A haft from an axe made from a single piece of cane that has been bent over and wrapped along the centre leaving a section at the top where the axe head would be secured.

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Object/Medium

Axe, hafted
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Hinchinbrook Island, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

pre 1900
Date Collected

pre 1900
Object Measurements

500 mm (Length), 220 mm (Width), 70 mm (Height)
Keywords

Tool
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 9760 Axe, hafted. Hinchinbrook Island, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia. pre 1900

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