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Object Number
974-52-70/5538
Display Title
Adze; shell adze with wooden handle.
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell adze, used in woodworking; adze bound to wooden handle with coconut fiber cord
Inventory Description
Adze, crooked pointed wood handle, braided fiber binding, ground shell blade
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1974
Culture
- Polynesian
- Contemporary
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Ontong Java
Additional Geographic Terms
Liuangniua
Dimensions
Overall: 30.7 x 20.2 x 3.5 cm (12 1/16 x 7 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
974-52-70/5538
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William White Howells
(1972 - 1974)
Donor
Dr. William White Howells
(1972 - 1974)
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