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Object Number
91-6-70/50650
Display Title
Ceremonial adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, two carved rectangular rectangular posts, base with legs, cylindrical stone head, lashed to top with twisted fiber
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Materials
Wood, Stone, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 120 x 28 x 11 cm (47 1/4 x 11 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50650
Provenance
Seller
A. P. Goodwin
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