Hatchet
Date500-1500
MediumJade
ClassificationsTools and manufacturing
Terms
Object numberC03514
DescriptionRound hatchet head of jade (nephrite). It is smaller than more recent examples. There are two holes at the base for binding it to a shaft. The convex sides of the holes and the fact that they meet in the centre, indicates that they were made using stone tools.Melanesia.
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