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Object Number 974-21-70/5421
Display Title Stone adze, pre-european style
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, tapered and rectangular with worked blade
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 16.6 x 5.9 x 2.6 cm (6 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 974-21-70/5421/ 4

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