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Object Number
2005.13.4
Display Title
Axe or adze, stone
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone axe or adze
Inventory Description
Adz?, ground stone, edged broad end topers to rounded end
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1929 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Choiseul Island
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 5 x 3.2 cm (3 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2005.13.4; SE#OA / CHOISE##
Credit Line
Gift of the family of Ernst Mayr
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Ernst W. Mayr
(1929-1930 - 2005)
Donor
Susanne Harrison
(8/17/05)
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Adze
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| 11-20-70/81193 | Adze blade |
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Adze
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| |
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