Axe

An axe from Papua New Guinea, made of black marble or basalt. Collected by Capt H.J.O Millar RN while in command of HMS 'Torch' 1903-5 in South Pacific. It would have been attached to a haft. In 1903 HMS 'Torch' took Major General Edward Hutton (1848-1923) to British New Guinea via Thursday Island to carry out an inspection of imperial defences.

Object Details

ID: AAA2890
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Axe
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Torch 1894 (HMS)
Date made: Before 1912
People: Millar, Herbert James Ogilvy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 x 160 x 105 mm
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