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Object Number 27-5-70/D2982
Display Title Adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz blade, ground stone, wide, polished, slightly chipped edge, rectangular butt
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 10.1 x 2.8 cm (11 x 4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/ 2982
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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