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Object Number 27-5-70/D2987
Display Title Adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, square, worked blade, ground stone
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 6.2 x 1.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/ 2987
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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