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Object Number
99-12-70/53513
Display Title
Adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, ground stone, flat one side, tapering cylindrical handle, smooth
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
Cook Islands
/
Mangaia Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 28.2 x 5.5 x 6.8 cm (11 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53513
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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Irian Jaya
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Indonesia
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