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Object Number 27-56-70/D2885
Display Title Stone adze (blade?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, ground stone, blunt worked blade, tapering pointed butt, indented center
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms South
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm (4 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/ 2885

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