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Object Number
94-57-10/R37
Display Title
Smoothly ground adze head of nephrite. Butt-end is roughly chipped.
Descriptions
Object Description
Adze head, nephrite. Butt-end of adze is roughly chipped. Adze is smoothly gro
Inventory Description
Adze, ground stone, polished, chipped, worn
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1894
Culture
- Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
/
Point Barrow
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 4.9 x 2.8 cm (6 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R/37
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(?)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(1894)
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