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Object Number 52-6-10/33282
Display Title Hafted adze with jadeite blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, hafted, perforated bone handle, ground stone blade, leather lashing
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough
Additional Geographic Terms Point Hope
Dimensions Overall: 18.6 x 12.6 x 6.1 cm (7 5/16 x 4 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52-6-10/33282
Provenance
Provenance Dunbar Lockwood (1913)

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Hafted adze with jadeite blade
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