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Object Number
18-25-70/D937
Display Title
Axe blade, ceremonial
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, groundstone, flat, flaring broken blade edge, tapered, abraded, residue
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Massim
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 26.3 x 12.3 x 2 cm (10 3/8 x 4 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D / 937
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-25-70/49436 | Axe blades, ceremonial |
Adze
|
Murua Island
| |
| 18-25-70/D938 | Axe blade, ceremonial |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 91-6-70/50549 | Ceremonial or currency axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 978-13-70/5485 | Stone blade from ceremonial adze |
Adze
|
New Zealand
| |
| 978-13-70/5485.1 | Handle of ceremonial adze, with a carved handle and a separate stone blade. 65 c |
Adze
|
New Zealand
| |
| 97-6-70/48382 | Ground stone axe blade |
Adze
|
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu | |
| 18-25-70/D932 | Ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D931 | Ceremonial axe, upper portion of haft restored |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D930 | Ceremonial axe, upper end of haft restored |
Adze
|
Dufaure Island
| |
| 18-25-70/D933 | Ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 27-56-70/D2883 | Stone axe blades, unfinished |
Adze
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 18-25-70/D934 | Handle of ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
|