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Object Number 47-72-70/2731
Display Title Stone axe head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, rounded triangular, worked curved blade, pitted, worn, chipped
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.3 x 6.9 x 3.4 cm (5 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/2731; Stone Ax head / Sepik 18 / C. Crane

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