Hafted Adz Or Single Kodja (Cast)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1958
label: Collection Date
content: Oct 1948
name: label: Collector
content: Frederick D. McCarthy
label: Collector
content: Frank M. Setzler
label: Donor Name
content: American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land
notes: label: Notes
content: THIS ENTIRE ACCESSION IS DOCUMENTED IN, "THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ARNHEM LAND" BY MCCARTHY AND SETZLER. FROM THE RECORDS OF THE AMERICAN-AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO ARNHEM LAND, VOL.2, 1960. MANY OF THE ARTIFACTS ARE PICTURED AND DISCUSSED IN THIS VOL. THIS ITEM WAS 6" DEEP @ SITE #2. REFER TO P.259. SIZE:1'1 5/8"L. ELORA FLAKE SET IN GUM RESIN, MOUNTED LATERALY, OF RED QUARTZITE, WITH THICK LATERAL MARGIN. THE ORIGINAL IS IN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MUSEAM, SYDNEY. THIS IS THE ONLY SPECIMEN OF ITS KIND FOUND TO DATE(1958). HANDLE IS ROUGHLY SHAPED FLATTENED IRON WOOD ON BOTH SIDES, TAPERS TO A POINT @ GRIP END. THIS SPECIMEN PROVIDES THE FIRST EVIDENCE OF HOW THE MILLIONS OF SUCH FLAKES WRE HAFTED. CUTTING EDGE PROJECTS 13/32 FROM GUM CEMENT, WORKING EDGE ISNT TRIMMED OR RETOUCHED BUT BEARS USE POLISH ON BOTH FACETS. GUM CEMENT IS OBTAINED FROM HEATING THE ROOTS OF IRON WOOD TREE. (SRJONES 11/96) THIS CAVE HAS A PAINTING OF A WHITE KANGAROO ON THE LOW SLOPING CEILING, ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH BURIALS, SHELL AND ANIMAL BONES. SEE CATALOGUE CARD FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 24 Jun 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Oenpelli (Gunbalanya) (near) / Oenpelli Hill (Argaluk Hill), Cave 2, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Aboriginal Australian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 215944
label: USNM Number
content: A419622-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adze
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 3 cm
label: Unknown - Object
content: 4.14 cm