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Object Number 72-20-70/6876
Display Title Stone adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, carved wood handle, geometric cut out pattern, fiber lashing, stone blade
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / Cook Islands / Mangaia Island
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Dimensions Overall: 78.7 x 9.2 x 6.7 cm (31 x 3 5/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 6876

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