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Adze handle
Object Number 67-10-70/242.1
Display Title Adze handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Handle for adz or ax, carved wood, cylindrical handle, with angled head.
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 20 x 6 cm (25 9/16 x 7 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 242
Provenance
Donor Donated by Massachusetts Historical Society

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