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Object Number
36-105-70/380
Display Title
Large stone axe head
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, rounded, tapered to worked blade, 1 side flat, other ridged, curved blade
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 21.1 x 7.7 x 3 cm (8 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-105-70/380
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