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Object Number
95-20-70/48447
Display Title
Adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, stone blade secured in decorative carved wood handle by braided cord
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
Cook Islands
/
Mangaia Island
Materials
Wood, Stone, Plant fiber, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 73.6 x 15 x 4.4 cm (29 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48447; From / Stephen B. Richards / of Worcester / Aug 20, 1865; SBR
Provenance
Donor
American Antiquarian Society
(1895)
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