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To'i ma'a (hafted adze)

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NameTo'i ma'a (hafted adze)

ProductionSāmoa

Classificationadzes

Materialswood, sennit, stone

DimensionsOverall: 42mm (width), 240mm (length)

Registration NumberFE002256

Credit lineOn loan from the Cook Islands Dept., 1928

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Category

Made of: wood
sennit
stone
Type of: adzes
Depicts: Sāmoan
Influenced by: Polynesian

Place

Made in: Sāmoa
Depicts: Sāmoa