Adze blade
Production date
Pre 1790
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Adze blade fashioned from stone, encased in concretion.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Polynesian
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Production date
Pre 1790
Production place
Measurements
Dimensions: H 45 x W 60 x L 200 mm
Weight: 805 g
Weight: 805 g
Media/Materials description
Stone
History and use
This adze blade was recovered from HMS Pandora, a naval vessel sent from England in 1790 in pursuit of the HMS Bounty and its mutineers. Following navigation in the South Pacific, Pandora wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef in 1791 on its return voyage.
The Pandora shipwreck was discovered in 1977, and Queensland Museum conducted archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovering many artefacts.
The find location of the object in the scheme of the wreck is unknown as it was discovered by archaeologists when sifting the excavation's spoil heap. The object's appearance is unusual as it is encased in a concretion formed during its time buried in the Pandora wreck beneath the ocean's surface.
The Pandora shipwreck was discovered in 1977, and Queensland Museum conducted archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovering many artefacts.
The find location of the object in the scheme of the wreck is unknown as it was discovered by archaeologists when sifting the excavation's spoil heap. The object's appearance is unusual as it is encased in a concretion formed during its time buried in the Pandora wreck beneath the ocean's surface.
Registration number
MA8236
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