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Object Number 00-8-70/55413
Display Title Adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, ground stone blade, beveled edge, chipped
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Aitutaki
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 2.5 x 2.6 cm (4 1/8 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55413
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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