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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
Materials
Wood, Shell, Plant fiber
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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