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Object Number 36-105-70/546
Display Title Bone adze with wooden handle - wicker-work binding
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adze, carved angled wood handle, fiber binding, shell blade, damaged
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory; Murik; Kaup, next settlement east of
Dimensions Overall: 66.5 x 27 x 6 cm (26 3/16 x 10 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/546

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