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Ceremonial adze
Object Number 41-54-70/1996
Display Title Ceremonial adze
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial adze - carved wooden handle and stone blade hafted with braided fibre
Inventory Description Sculpture, triangular fiber bound head, stone blade, faceted, chip carved shaft
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Hervey group
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Wood, Stone, Vegetable fiber, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 82 x 19.8 x 4.5 cm (32 5/16 x 7 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-54-70/1996

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