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Axe
An axe from Papua New Guinea, made of jadeite? Collected by Capt H.J.O Millar RN while in command of HMS 'Torch' 1903-5 on the Australian Station. Old catalogue entry says comes from Tari Tari. It would originally have been fixed 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.
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Object details
| ID: | AAA2891 |
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| 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: 20 x 195 x 80 mm |