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Hafted adze without stone
Hafted adze without stone
Object Number 63-29-70/4155
Display Title Hafted adze without stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz handle, angled wood, braided fiber and reed haft, pointed end
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Gonda, Swart, Valley
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 47.5 x 42 x 4.8 cm (18 11/16 x 16 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63-29-70/4155

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