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Stone adze 7.8" x 2.8"
Object Number 47-54-70/2588
Display Title Stone adze 7.8" x 2.8"
Descriptions
Object Description Stone adze 7.8" x 2.8"
Inventory Description Adz blade, ground stone, mended, chipped, pitted, butt broken
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Moriori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Chatham Island
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 20.1 x 7.3 x 2.4 cm (7 15/16 x 2 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2588/ D.29.647.

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