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Stone chisel - for boring hole in axe haft
Stone chisel - for boring hole in axe haft
Object Number 64-18-70/4517
Display Title Stone chisel - for boring hole in axe haft
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chisel, ground stone, worked to flattened blade, both ends, faceted shaft
Classification
  • Chisel
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm (1 3/4 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4517

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