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Object Number 985-7-70/5539
Display Title Adze
Descriptions
Object Description Carved adze with archaeological "toki" blade. Wooden handle; stone head. Anthropomorphic and geometric patterns on carved handle.
Inventory Description Adze, curved wood handle with incised and carved designs, stone blade attached with cordage wrapping
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands / Nuku Hiva
Additional Geographic Terms Jarohae Valley
Dimensions Overall: 33.7 × 8.4 × 3.4 cm (13 1/4 × 3 5/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-7-70/5539
Provenance
Collector John S. Belmont (1957 - 1985)
Donor John S. Belmont (1957 - 1985)

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