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Object Number 00-8-70/55411.1
Display Title Adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, ground stone blade, beveled edge, tapered cylindrical handle, chipped
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Aitutaki
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 17.7 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm (6 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55411 / 00-8-70/55411.1
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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