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Object Number
85-7-70/37694
Display Title
Hafted adze
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Adze, carved wood handle, stone blade attached with plant fiber cordage wrapping, head is more or less at right angle to shaft of the handle
Classification
- Adze
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Wood , Stone , Plant fiber cordage
Dimensions
Overall (Width = length of adze head and blade): 33.8 × 17.5 × 4.8 cm (13 5/16 × 6 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37.694
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85-7-70/37693 | Hafted adze |
Adze
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 94-57-70/R2004 | Adze with blade of nephrite |
Adze
|
Oceania
| |
| 985-7-70/5539 | Adze |
Adze
|
Nuku Hiva
| |
| 48-56-70/3155 | Stone adze - haft made with iron tool |
Adze
|
New Zealand
| |
| 99-12-70/53544 | Adze with shell blade |
Adze
|
Palau
| |
| 00-8-70/55538 | Adze with shell blade |
Adze
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55726 | Adze with bone blade |
Adze
|
Truk Island
| |
| 47-72-70/2750 | Stone adze |
Adze
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 00-8-70/55510 | Adze |
Adze
|
Jaluit Atoll
| |
| 18-25-70/D962 | Adze, hafted |
Adze
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 08-8-70/72894 | Stone bladed adze |
Adze
|
Fiji
| |
| 63-29-70/4155 | Hafted adze without stone |
Adze
|
New Guinea
Indonesia |