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Object Number 48-56-70/3101
Display Title Stone adze head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, ground stone, worked edge, rounded end, chipped
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 16.9 x 7.4 x 2.6 cm (6 5/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-56-70/3101/ 56
Provenance
Collector Dr. Harry Clark (1917 - 1948)

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