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Object Number
94-57-70/R1981
Display Title
Adze, blade of polished shell; secured to haft with wrappings of strips of cane
Descriptions
Object Description
Adze, blade of polished shell; secured to haft with wrappings of strips of cane
Inventory Description
Adz, curved wood handle, shell blade lashed to head
Classification
- Adze
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Nissan Island
Materials
Wood, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 18.5 x 4.6 cm (17 11/16 x 7 5/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R/1981
Provenance
Provenance
Frederick H. Rindge
(?)
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