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Object Number 38-48-70/888
Display Title Celt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz blade, ground stone, 1 side flat, angled, chipped, broken
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Hawaii County
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-48-70/888; Portion of / Ancient / Hawaiian / Adze
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan (1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)
Donor Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan (1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)

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