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Object Number
64-18-70/4470
Display Title
Hafted exchange stone (pakamo) used to butcher sacred pig at mawe +
Descriptions
Object Description
Hafted exchange stone (pakamo) used to butcher sacred pig at mawe +
Inventory Description
Adze, stone blade attached to carved wood handle with rattan wrapping, blade and wrapping is loose
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Wamena Area
Materials
Wood , Stone , Rattan
Dimensions
Overall (Width = length of adze head and blade): 57.5 × 51 × 9.7 cm (22 5/8 × 20 1/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64-18-70/4470
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