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Object Number 00-8-70/55480
Display Title Small adze shell blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, carved wood, shell blade lashed with plant fiber cordage
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands / Ratak Chain / Likiep Atoll
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 8.7 x 3.2 cm (14 3/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55480
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (01/21/1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (01/21/1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (01/21/1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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