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Object Number 2003.1.2405
Display Title Adze, greenstone blade hafted to ball jointed short wooden handle
Descriptions
Object Description Adze, greenstone blade hafted to ball jointed short wooden handle
Inventory Description Adze, greenstone blade hafted to ball jointed short wooden handle
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / New Caledonia
Oceania / New Zealand
Dimensions Overall: 18.7 x 14.4 x 5.1 cm (7 3/8 x 5 11/16 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2003.1.2405

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