FMNH 273320.nosub[1]

  • 273320 obsidian implement
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  • 273320 obsidian implement
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    Scanner: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [TOP MARGIN] Chicago Natural History Museum - Ethnology | Catalogue No. 273320 | ENT | Accession No. 2616 | Field Catalogue No. FC-939 | Negative No. 97231 | Sub. Ind. No. 51-31 [MAIN BODY] General Provenience: Polynesia Easter Island | Where Collected: Where Made: | Attribution: | Tribe: | People: | Culture: | Brief description: Hafted Obsidian Implement | Detailed description: Large crescentic obsidian blade with a tang; hafted to a short wooden handle with bark cloth, twisted cord, and a wooden pin for tightening. Rare to have the handle associated with the blade. | See reverse | Dimensions (in cm): | Length: 23.0 (Max) | Width: 13.1 | Height: | Circumference: | Diameter: | Blade length: 15.0 | Fuller Collection: Purchased from Captain A.W.F. Fuller of London, England, in 1958. | Formerly in the Cumming Collection. Acquired by Fuller via A.G. Hemming on January 17, 1951.
Catalog Number: 273320.nosub[1]
Description: implement
Materials: obsidian, wood, inner tree bark, fiber cord
Cultural Attribution: Easter Islander
Accession Number: [2616] A. W. F. Fuller (Purchase)
Accession Year: 1958
Other Numbers: FC 939
Collector/Source: Captain Alfred W. F. Fuller, Captain Alfred W. F. Fuller
EMu IRN: 1182094
GUID: 020fa80f-a48a-48f8-95d5-0c34bb122010

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