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Hatchet
Hatchet
Hatchet

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.
    On View
    Not on view
    Decoy
    1700-1900
    Amulet
    1800-1840
    Necklace
    1800-1900
    Whistle
    1775-1825
    Hatchet
    800-1500
    Hatchet
    1000-1500
    Harpoon-Dart
    1700-1900
    Fish-Hook
    1700-1840
    Shoe-Horn
    1700 - 1750
    Parka
    George Catlin
    1800-1830
    Ornament
    1800-1902
    Hand Axe
    4000-2500 BC