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Adze (yara) - wooden handle with black stone blade, raffia wrapped around base o
Adze (yara) - wooden handle with black stone blade, raffia wrapped around base o
Object Number 62-7-70/4032
Display Title Adze (yara) - wooden handle with black stone blade, raffia wrapped around base o
Descriptions
Object Description Adze (yara) - wooden handle with black stone blade, raffia wrapped around base of blade (handle 19", blade 2 1/4")
Inventory Description Adze, L-shaped, carved wooden handle, small flat tapered stone blade, blade inserted into end of handle, handle wrapped with rattan
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Western New Guinea / Irian Jaya
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of Baliem
Materials Wood , Stone , Rattan
Dimensions Overall (measurement of handle, blade excluded): 58.5 × 35.6 × 4.8 cm (23 1/16 × 14 × 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 62-7-70/4032

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