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Object Number
39-17-70/1442
Display Title
Carved wooden handle of adze - head missing
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden adze handle, curved, with figure and curvilinear designs
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nuboai
- Nubuai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Waropen Coast; Geelvink Bay
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 60.5 x 8.5 x 4.8 cm (23 13/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1442
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