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Ceremonial adze
Object Number 47-72-70/2772
Display Title Ceremonial adze
Descriptions
Object Description Ceremonial adze. See Authorities for more info.
Inventory Description Adz, openwork carved curvilinear head, woven fiber haft, ground stone blade
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Rano Island
Oceania / Vanuatu
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Stone, Organic, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 67.5 x 16.4 x 4 cm (26 9/16 x 6 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 47-72-70/2772
Provenance
Collector Cornelius Crane (1930)
Donor Donated by Cornelius Crane (December 10, 1947)

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