Summary
This hafted metal axe is painted with red ochre. The head held in place with resin and the wooden handle is bent around the head and secured with vegetable fibre.
Physical Description
A hafted axe with a metal head held in place with resin. The wooden handle is made from a single section of wood bent around the head and secured with vegetable fibre string in two places.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Axe, hafted
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Maker
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Locality
Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Produced
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Collector
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Date Collected
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Object Measurements
490 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 70 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands