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Object Number
39-17-70/1441
Display Title
Wooden adze with metal head, carved handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, metal blade, fiber haft, chip carved wood shaft, head loose
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nuboai
- Nubuai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Waropen Coast; Geelvink Bay
Materials
Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 47.5 x 21 x 3 cm (18 11/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1441
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