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Object Number
36-105-70/381
Display Title
Adze head made from the lip of a cassia or helmet shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz blade, carved shell lip, yellowed buff, grooved
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm (4 13/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/381
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.14841 | Adze head made from the lip of a Cassia or helmet shell |
Kaup
| ||
| 48-51-70/2950 | Axe or adze head from the giant tridacna shell |
Adze
|
Yap Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55464 | Shell adze head |
Adze
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 09-7-70/74505 | Shell bladed adze (tridacna shell) |
Adze
|
Federated States of Micronesia
| |
| 48-56-70/3154 | Adze - stone head and wooden handle; haft made with iron tools |
Adze
|
New Zealand
| |
| 00-8-70/55480 | Small adze shell blade |
Adze
|
Likiep Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55763 | Shell adze blade |
Adze
|
Caroline Islands
Ponape Island | |
| 91-6-70/50648 | Adze with shell blade |
Adze
|
Vanuatu
French Polynesia | |
| 00-8-70/55523 | Shell adze blade |
Adze
|
Wotje Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55522 | Shell adze blade |
Adze
|
Wotje Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55521 | Shell adze blade |
Adze
|
Wotje Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55554 | Shell adze blade |
Adze
|
Marshall Islands
|