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Object Number 06-20-70/66670
Display Title Adze
Descriptions
Object Description Adze
Inventory Description Adz, carved wood handle, iron blade, tied with wood strips
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Moro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Additional Geographic Terms Lulu Arch.
Materials Wood, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 35.7 x 14.2 x 3.1 cm (14 1/16 x 5 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 06-20-70/66670

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