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Object Number 47-72-70/2687
Display Title Stone adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, worked stone blade separate from crooked wood shaft, fiber bindings
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Upper
Dimensions Overall: 43.6 x 21 x 3.8 cm (17 3/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 47-72-70/2687

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