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R02018.ATS 953.Stone axe with ochre
AO ID
ATS953
Title
Stone axe with ochre
Created
[not after 1957]
Item type
Physical Object
Object type
Axes
Stone
Art - Production - Materials / techniques - Ochre
Medium
Ochre on stone, resin and cane
Extent (#items)
2
Extent (dimensions)
2 parts; 41 x 19 x 6 cm (overall); 16.5 x 19 x 4 cm (axe head) and; 41 x 1.5 x 6 cm (axe handle)(irregular, largest dimensions)
Creation place / original location
Wurrumiyanga / Nguiu (Bathurst Island NT SC52-16)
Provenance
Acquired for the collection, 2016
Subject
Tools - Australia
Technology - Stone - Axes / hatchets
Access rights
Open access
Registration number
R02018