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Object Number
99-15-70/53927
Display Title
Adze with stone blade from falelatai (falealili?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, chipped stone worked blade, carved wood handle, bound with fiber, worn
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Wood, Stone, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 41.2 x 21.8 x 6.9 cm (16 1/4 x 8 9/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53927; Falelatai
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
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