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Object Number 98-8-70/51685
Display Title Large adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz blade, ground stone, rounded to pointed butt, abraded and pitted 1 side
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Fly River, beaches of the
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 47.2 x 16.3 x 7.4 cm (18 9/16 x 6 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51685/ 94-45

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