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Object Number 48-56-70/3144
Display Title Stone adze head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, ground stone, rectangular worked blade, 3 sided top, triangular handle
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Manuiki
Additional Geographic Terms Hervey Islands; Cook Islands
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm (3 9/16 x 1 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-56-70/3144/ 62
Provenance
Collector Dr. Harry Clark (1917 - 1948)

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