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Object Number 27-5-70/D2985
Display Title Adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, rectangular worked blade, angled, chipped
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.4 x 2.1 x 0.9 cm (2 1/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-2985
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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