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Object Number 47-73-70/2793
Display Title Stone axe - wooden and basketry handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, angled wood handle, reed wrapped haft, ground stone blade, paper residue
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Upper; Kubka
Dimensions Overall: 47.5 x 28.5 x 3.9 cm (18 11/16 x 11 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2793/ L-56

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