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Object Number
62-7-70/4034
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 16", blade 3 1/2")
Inventory Description
Adze, angled wood handle, braided cord, reed binding, ground stone blade
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, Vegetable fiber, Groundstone
Dimensions
Overall: 53.4 x 28.3 x 5.4 cm (21 x 11 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
62-7-70/4034 / 12
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