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Object Number 47-73-70/2876
Display Title Small stone axes
Descriptions
Object Description Small stone axes
Inventory Description Adzes, ground stone, tapered to worked blades, blunt or cut ends
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Ramu Valley
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 5.4 x 2.4 cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 47-73-70/2876

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