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Object Number
00-8-70/55763
Display Title
Shell adze blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adz, carved shell, spade shaped, high center, beveled blade
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Federated States of Micronesia
/
<State>
/
Ponape Island
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Caroline Islands
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Caroline Islands
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 9.5 x 3.4 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55763; Ponape / Caroline / Feb. 12 / 1900
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