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Federation University Art CollectionWork on paper - Digital Prints, Gilson, Deanne, 'Wadawurrung Axe Heads 1-4' by Deanne Gilson, 2011
... 'Wadawurrung Axe Heads 1-4' by Deanne Gilson... Wadawurrung stone axe aboriginal alumni This work depicts an axehead ...Dr Deanne GILSON (1967- ) Country: Wadawurrung Deanne Gilson is a Federation University alumni, and an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist. Her practice draws its inspiration from ‘Ancestral marks’ and design on cultural objects found in museum archives and family oral histories. Deanne’s practice seeks to interrogate the colonial legacy of settlement and the western hegemonic systems of class, race and representation in historical photographs that were imposed on her Ancestors. Her work also explores the matriarchal role through her feminist perspectives, looking at the history of marriage and the oppressive function it has played within her family. Deanne has completed the following educationala achievements. 2014 – 2015 Masters by Research (Visual Art), Deakin University Geelong 2013 Graduate Diploma in Education Secondary, Federation University 2011 Certificate IV in Aboriginal Contemporary Art & Craft 2010 Cultural Heritage Management Course, Lakes Entrance 1 Week 2007 – 2010 Graduated, Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours, University of Ballarat 1984 Diploma of Art, School of Mines & Industries TAFE This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.This work depicts an axehead found on Wadawurrung country and is a responce to workign alongside archeologists untertaking land surveys of her ancestral lands and the visual documentaiton of artefcts.art, artwork, deanne gilson, gilson, wadawurrung, stone axe, aboriginal, alumni -
Trafalgar Holden MuseumFunctional object - Axe Head Cover, Circa 1900
... Axe Head Cover...Axe head cover...Used to protect axe head and made and sold by Holden...Leather axe head cover with strap and buckle... Used to protect axe head and made and sold by Holden and Frost ...Used to protect axe head and made and sold by Holden and FrostAs manufactured an sold by Holden and FrostLeather axe head cover with strap and buckleleather, agriculture, civilian, axe head cover -
Trafalgar Holden MuseumFunctional object - Axe head cover, Circa 1900
... Axe head cover...axe head cover...Leather axe head protector as made and sold by Holden...Leather axe head protector with leather strap and buckle ... Leather axe head protector as made and sold by Holden and Frost ...Leather axe head protector as made and sold by Holden and FrostMade and sold by Holden and FrostLeather axe head protector with leather strap and buckle leather, agriculture, civilian, axe head cover -
Trafalgar Holden MuseumFunctional object - Axe head cover, Circa 1900
... Axe head cover...axe head...Used to protect axe head during transportation...Black leather axe head cover with fastening straps attached... Used to protect axe head during transportation Manufactured ...Used to protect axe head during transportationManufactured and sold by Holden and FrostBlack leather axe head cover with fastening straps attachedleather, axe head, cover -
Mont De LanceyTool - Axe Head, Whitehouse and Sons, Unknown
... Axe Head...Axe heads...A forged steel unusual long winged axe head blade without... Felling axes Hewing axes Axe heads Tool components Whitehouse ...Used in the 19th century.A forged steel unusual long winged axe head blade without a handle - it has a hole for the handle. Originally it was "Japanned" finished' with black baked enamel which is now peeling off. There is a indented small zigzag pattern on the head where it would meet the handle. It was used in the 19th century possibly as a trimming axe.Whitehouse and Sons Cannock Warrantedwoodworking tools, steel, froes, cleaving axes, axes, cutting tools, hand axes, broadaxes, felling axes, hewing axes, axe heads, tool components -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and ArchivesTool - axe head
... axe head...aboriginal stone axe head found on Jack Bourke's property...Stone axe head. Hole at one end and groove made for twine... Street Port Fairy great-ocean-road aboriginal stone axe head ...aboriginal stone axe head found on Jack Bourke's property (Albert Road) January 1972Stone axe head. Hole at one end and groove made for twinelocal history, ethnographic material, hunting, fishing, gathering, stone, aboriginal -
Mont De LanceyTool - Felling Axe Head, Unknown
... Felling Axe Head...Axe heads...A forged steel long narrow sharp bladed felling axe head... Axe heads Tool components There is a small grooved pattern ...Used in the 19th century.A forged steel long narrow sharp bladed felling axe head without a handle - it has a hole for the handle. It was commonly used to chop down trees as it has a more elongated and rigid blade excellent for deep gouging cuts.The length of the handle, weight of the head and angle of the blade all play a role in just how deep it cuts. It was use din the 19th Century.There is a small grooved pattern on the head where the handle would attach. A circular indentation is evident.woodworking tools, steel, froes, cleaving axes, axes, cutting tools, hand axes, felling axes, axe heads, tool components, -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axe head.... -unusual axe head. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture...A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head..... -unusual axe head. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. -unusual axe head. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt. This axe would able to withstand repeated impact. The stone would have been dug or found and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock. Ground-edge tools could be held in the hand, or fashioned to be fixed onto a haft or handle.The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This stone axe head is an example of a ground-edge tool used by the early Indigenous people in Eastern Australia.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.aboriginal tool aboriginal stone-artefact -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axe head.... Genuine Aboriginal axe head up to 2000 years old. Possibly came...Small grey oval-shaped axe head..... Genuine Aboriginal axe head up to 2000 years old. Possibly came ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2/6/2008. Genuine Aboriginal axe head up to 2000 years old. Possibly came through trading from western district. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of the steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt.This stone is able to withstand repeated impact, and and wqas generall used for stone axes. The stone was dug or found and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock. The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Victoria.Small grey oval-shaped axe head.axehead stone-artifact aboriginal tool -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and ArchivesCeremonial object - Axe and Hand, 1900s
... MORS on axe head... grand united order of oddfellows Orford MORS on axe head ...Used for ceremonial purposes by the members of the Farmers arms Lodge OrfordCeremonial axe and hand: a. Stained wood handle ceremonial painted head, floral emblem, skull and cross bones. b. Wooden hand clasping heart in palmMORS on axe headlocal history, societies, grand united order of oddfellows, orford -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyAxe Head, 1880 (Approximate)
... Axe Head...Axe head... Axe head Axe Head ...was used by Mr Dunne's family at their farm at LilliputAxe head -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centrestone axehead
... heavy stone axe head.... This unusually large axe head would not have been carried from place...This stone axe head is shaped to a sharpened rounded edge... thousands of years old. This unusually large axe head would ...This stone was held by a European family for 200 years and was found on the family farm. It was gifted to Uncle Brien Nelson in Castlemaine. This implement could be many thousands of years old. This unusually large axe head would not have been carried from place to place and was probably hidden for occasional use crafting large objects.This stone axe head is shaped to a sharpened rounded edge at one end and is broad and blunt at the other end. It is an elongated teardrop shape in cross section. It has a distinctive waist in the middle where the haft was attached using hide and or fibre.This axe displays grooves caused by a disk plough.jaara, heavy stone axe head -
Clunes Museum
Weapon - ABORIGINAL AXE HEAD, UNKNOWN
... ABORIGINAL AXE HEAD...AXE HEAD...THIS IS A LARGE AXE HEAD...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes goldfields AXE HEAD ...THIS IS A LARGE AXE HEADaxe head, stone -
Mont De LanceyTool - Broadaxe Head, Unknown
... Axe heads... Felling axes Hewing axes Axe heads Tool components A forged steel ...Used in the 19th century.A forged steel broadaxe head without a handle - it has a hole for the handle. It can be known also as a trimming axe blade or a long bearded axe because of its beard shape. It was commonly used in manufacture of square timbers for wooden shipbuilding, log building, timber framing and railroad ties. It was used in the 19th century.woodworking tools, steel, froes, cleaving axes, axes, cutting tools, hand axes, broadaxes, felling axes, hewing axes, axe heads, tool components -
Clunes Museum
Weapon - ABORIGINAL AXE HEAD
... ABORIGINAL AXE HEAD...AXE HEAD...A SMALL STONE AXE HEAD...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes goldfields AXE HEAD ...A SMALL STONE AXE HEADaxe head, stone -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axe head...axe-head aboriginal tool stone-artefact...A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.... Indigenous people of Eastern australia. axe-head aboriginal tool ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. Ground-edged axes first appeared in south-eastern Australia about 4,000 years ago and were used either with handles or hand-held. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt. This is able to withstand repeated impact making it suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock. The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This item is an example of a stone tool used by the early Indigenous people of Eastern australia.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.axe-head aboriginal tool stone-artefact -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axe head...aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head...A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.... today. This item is an example of an early axe head used ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008 Ground-edged axes first appeared in south-eastern Australia about 4,000 years ago and were used either with handles or hand-held. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt which is able to withstand repeated impact, and so is suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rockThe necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This item is an example of an early axe head used by the Indigenous people of East Gippsland.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axe head...aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head...A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.... today. This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basaltwhich is able to withstand repeated impact, and is suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rockThe necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Eastern Australia.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - MEAT AXE
... MEAT AXE HEAD USED FOR BUTCHERING... AXE Nil MEAT AXE HEAD USED FOR BUTCHERING Domestic object MEAT ...MEAT AXE HEAD USED FOR BUTCHERINGNilbutchering, axe -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axe head...aboriginal axe-head stone-artefacts tool...A dark stone handmade Aboriginal axe head.... axe-head stone-artefacts tool A dark stone handmade Aboriginal ...Inspected by archaeologist, Joanna Freslov on 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt.This is able to withstand repeated impact, and and so was suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock. The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were some of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This artefact is an exaample of the stone tools that Aboriginal people used.A dark stone handmade Aboriginal axe head.aboriginal axe-head stone-artefacts tool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageAxe
... Axe head...Axe head Butterfly pattern or Bow-Tie....-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village Axe head ...Axe head Butterfly pattern or Bow-Tie.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, axe head -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Tool - Axe
... Large metal axe head with wooden handle.... Mitcham melbourne rural industry timber Large metal axe head ...Large metal axe head with wooden handle.rural industry, timber -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageTool - Broad Axe, Mid-20th century
... axe head...Broad axe head; handmade. A metal, T-shaped axe head... hewing axe timber working tool forestry axe head braod axe lumber ...A double-bevelled broad axe can be used for chopping or notching and hewing. When used for hewing, a notch is chopped in the side of the log down to a marked line, called scoring. The pieces of wood between these notches are removed with an axe, called juggling, and then the remaining wood is chopped away to the line. Broad axe head; handmade. A metal, T-shaped axe head, double-bevelled, with a formed slot for adding a wooden handle. The shape is common; a Canadian pattern. warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, hewing axe, timber working tool, forestry, axe head, braod axe, lumber, building, handmade, forged, iron, steel -
Orbost & District Historical Societystone
... of an axe head.... . In the shape of an axe head. stone ...Found at Buchan. Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2/6/2008. Not Aboriginal origin; an interesting stone shape.A large rectangular piece of stone . In the shape of an axe head.axehead tool -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axe head...A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head. Finger grips... today. This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used ...Inspected by Joonna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt which is able to withstand repeated impact, and is suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock.The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Eastern Australia.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head. Finger grips are clear.axehead aboriginal tool stone-artefact -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Functional object - Horse Shoe and Axe Head
... Horse Shoe and Axe Head...axe head...One complete rusted horseshoe and one broken rusted axe... cutting outcrop near the large water tank. horseshoe axe head ...Found in Bendigo One Tree Hill early 2020 near a sandstone mine cutting outcrop near the large water tank.One complete rusted horseshoe and one broken rusted axe head.horseshoe, axe head, fossicking finds, one tree hill bendigo -
Orbost & District Historical Societybroad axe, c. 1900 to 1970s
... An iron axe head with a very long cutting blade and a long...-industry broad-axe sleeper-cutting timber-industry An iron axe head ...Used in the timber and sleeper-cutting industry. Used to square sleepers. This axe was possibly used by the donor John McMahon.Used in the timber and sleeper-cutting industry in the Orbost region.Timber sleepers were superceded by concrete sleepers in c. 1970s. broad-axe sleeper-cutting timber-industry An iron axe head with a very long cutting blade and a long wooden handle. broad-axe sleeper-cutting timber-industry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Tool - Axe Head
... Axe Head...Iron axe head with wide end with hole for handle... Mitcham melbourne trades tools Iron axe head with wide end ...Iron axe head with wide end with hole for handle and the other thinned and sharpened.trades, tools -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageTool - Axe
... head and spike, and flared wooden handle. Section on axe head... fireman's tool Stamped on head "LONDON AFS 20733" Axe; may have been ...Axe; may have been used as a fire axe. Pole axe with axe head and spike, and flared wooden handle. Section on axe head has been soldered back on. Inscription is stamped on the head. Made in London, UK. Stamped on head "LONDON AFS 20733"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, axe, fireman's tool -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Axe Head, n.d
... Axe Head...Axe head, compacted in sand and small rocks. Has been... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Axe head, compacted ...Axe head, compacted in sand and small rocks. Has been varnished to stop corrosion.
