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Object Number
91-6-70/50549
Display Title
Ceremonial or currency axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, flat, tapering to worked blade, chipped end, brown residue
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Massim
Additional Geographic Terms
Murua, Woodlar#s, Island
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 14.5 x 2.1 cm (11 13/16 x 5 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50549
Provenance
Seller
A. P. Goodwin
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-25-70/D937 | Axe blade, ceremonial |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D938 | Axe blade, ceremonial |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 96-25-70/49436 | Axe blades, ceremonial |
Adze
|
Murua Island
| |
| 18-25-70/D932 | Ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D933 | Ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D930 | Ceremonial axe, upper end of haft restored |
Adze
|
Dufaure Island
| |
| 18-25-70/D931 | Ceremonial axe, upper portion of haft restored |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 18-25-70/D934 | Handle of ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Massim
| |
| 36-105-70/548 | Stone axe |
Adze
|
New Guinea
| |
| 18-25-70/D935 | Handle of ceremonial axe |
Adze
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 27-56-70/D2882 | Stone axe blades |
Adze
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 978-13-70/5485 | Stone blade from ceremonial adze |
Adze
|
New Zealand
|