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Ceremonial adze
Object Number 99-12-70/53511
Display Title Ceremonial adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, stone blade secured in decorative carved wood handle by braided cord
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, Plant fiber, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 62.5 x 23.5 x 9.2 cm (24 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 3 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53511
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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