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Axe head
A stone axe head from Papua New Guinea. On a metal label 'PART OF A STONE AXE FROM NEW GUINEA'. Collected by Captain H.J.O. Millar when in command of HMS 'Torch' 1903-4 on the Australian Station. 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: | AAA2892 |
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| Collection: | World Cultures |
| Type: | Axe head |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Torch 1894 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1903-05; 1903-1905 |
| People: | Millar, Herbert James Ogilvy |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 x 240 x 80 mm |
| Parts: | Axe head |