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Object Number 47-73-70/2916
Display Title Stone adzes
Descriptions
Object Description Stone adzes
Inventory Description Adz, 2, tapering rectangular, sloping blades, smoothed, chipped edges
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Marquesas Islands / Nuku Hiva
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.4 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm (4 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 47-73-70/2916

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