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Object Number
36-105-70/548
Display Title
Stone axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, tapering to worked blade, chipped end
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
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 7 x 2.8 cm (6 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/548
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| |
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