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Object Number
97-6-70/48383
Display Title
Axe, carved
Descriptions
Object Description
Axe, carved
Inventory Description
Adz handle, crooked crested shaft, carved curvilinear and zoomporhic designs
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
<State>
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Trobriand
Materials
Wood, Reed, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 82.7 x 37 x 4.1 cm (32 9/16 x 14 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48383; 98-45
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