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Shell bladed adze (tridacna shell)
Shell bladed adze (tridacna shell)
Object Number 09-7-70/74505
Display Title Shell bladed adze (tridacna shell)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, carved wood curved handle, shell blade hafted into lashed wood head
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Wood, Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 103 x 47.5 x 9 cm (40 9/16 x 18 11/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 740505; 94-44

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