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Object Number 47-54-70/2627
Display Title Quartzite flake
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone tool, chipped, flat 1 side, other ridged
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / <County> / <City> / Pipikariti
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 3.4 x 1.6 cm (6 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2627/ D.28.69./ Pipikariti
Provenance
Exchange participant Otago Museum (1947)

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Quartzite flake
47-54-70/2628 Quartzite flake
Tools
Pipikariti
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Tools
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Scraper
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Pick
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Primary Flake
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Raw Material
Uniface
Surface
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Chipped Stone
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Scraper
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Scraper
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Edged Tools
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Scraper
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