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Adze blade

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item details

NameAdze blade

ProductionPitcairn Island

Classificationblades

Materialsbasalt

DimensionsOverall: 47mm (width), 28mm (height), 173mm (length)

Registration NumberFE006542

Credit linePurchased 1974

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Category

Intended for: stonecutting
Made of: basalt
Type of: blades
Refers to: Hand tools
Depicts: Pitcairn Islander
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic

Place

Made in: Pitcairn Island (Pitcairn Islands)
Influenced by: Pitcairn Islands