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Catalog Number |
C09.514.1-2 |
Title |
Two Basalt Adzes from Oceania |
Object Name |
Adz |
Description |
.1 - Adz head with 4.5" rounded rectangular tang; rectangular base slightly rounded along short side; triangular bevel 5" long; cutting edge well ground with 1/4" chip on left; well defined shoulder; well polished surface except at tang; .2 - large adz head with 4.25" rounded semi-ovoid tang; rectangular base slightly rounded along short side; triangular bevel about 7" long; cutting edge so chipped that original edge is lost; shoulder well defined; surface well polished except at tang. |
Year Range from |
1780 |
Year Range to |
1820 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Material |
Basalt |
Place of Origin |
Cook Islands or Austral Islands |
Provenance |
Part of a collection of artifacts from the Pacific given to the Athenaeum by Lt. John C. Long in July 1827. |
People |
Long, John Collings, 1795-1865 |
Subjects |
Pacific Islands Oceania Mulgrave Islands Cook Islands Adz Tools |