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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
Oceania / Vanuatu
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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