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Object Number
53-40-70/3584
Display Title
Stone adze
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone adze
Inventory Description
Adz blade, ground stone, sloping chipped blade, narrowing butt
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
/
Marquesas Islands
/
Hiva Oa
/
Valley of Taaoa
Additional Geographic Terms
Marquesas Islands
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 20.4 x 5.9 x 4.5 cm (8 1/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53-40-70/3584
Provenance
Collector
Donated by
George Sheehan
(1953)
Donor
Donated by
George Sheehan
(1953)
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