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Object Number 07-45-70/72609
Display Title Greenstone celt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, ground stone, green stone
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Humbolt Bay
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 16.9 x 6.5 x 3.4 cm (6 5/8 x 2 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72609

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