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Ivory celt, 7.75 x 3.5 in.
Object Number 973-24-70/5380
Display Title Ivory celt, 7.75 x 3.5 in.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, ground stone, white
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu
Additional Geographic Terms Melanesia?
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 19.8 x 9.6 x 2.6 cm (7 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-24-70/5380
Provenance
Donor Donated by Estate of Eliot Elisofon

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