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Carved adze handle - wooden
Carved adze handle - wooden
Object Number 61-8-70/3932
Display Title Carved adze handle - wooden
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, triangular wood head, square chip carved shaft, flat base, grooved
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Mangaia Island
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 80 x 11 x 4.9 cm (31 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-8-70/3932

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