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Object Number 64-18-70/4521
Display Title Adze stone
Descriptions
Object Description Adze stone
Inventory Description Adz blade, ground stone, flat flaring blade, tapered to end, brown residue, chip
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 20.2 x 7.1 x 3.7 cm (7 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4521; 265

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