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Stone adze 7.2" x 2.5"
Object Number 47-54-70/2587
Display Title Stone adze 7.2" x 2.5"
Descriptions
Object Description Stone adze 7.2" x 2.5"
Inventory Description Adz blade, ground and chipped stone, 1 side rounded, 1 side flat, sloping blade
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Moriori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Chatham Island
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm (7 1/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2587/ D.20.416/ C.I.
Provenance
Collector Otago Museum

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