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Large wooden adze with carved handle and stone head
Large wooden adze with carved handle and stone head
Object Number 39-17-70/1453.1
Display Title Large wooden adze with carved handle and stone head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz handle, perforated wood shaft, incised and painted, 7 fiber bands
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Hollandia, From interior behind; Australian New Guinea, border of
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 86.6 x 6.3 x 6 cm (34 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1453

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