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Object Number
973-11-70/5237C
Display Title
Stone axe heads and celts, ground and polished, e, f, and g appear to be basalt.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, groundstone, blue green stone, triangular, flaring chipped blade
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
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Southern Highland?
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.6 x 5.8 x 2.7 cm (4 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-11-70/5237C; TN70
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