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Object Number
99-12-70/53510
Display Title
Ceremonial adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, carved wood staff, incised designs, carved wooden head, stone blade inserte
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
Cook Islands
/
Mangaia Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Materials
Wood, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 29 x 15 cm (35 1/16 x 11 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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Adze
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Mangaia Island
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