Axe Head Item Number: C98 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A well finished smooth grey stone with a long thin shape that is triangular in cross section. Has a notched area ground into it for securing to wood handle. One side is consistently flat, except for a horizontal bump. Two other sides are rounded side-by-side mirror images of each other with a tapered flat triangular section at an angle in between them to one end, creating a rounded edge.
Item History
- Made in Cook Islands before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Cook Islanders
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cook Islands
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 55
- Accession Number
- 2191/0519