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Adze Blade

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item details

NameAdze Blade

ProductionSociety Islands

Classificationadzes

Materialsbasalt

DimensionsOverall: 58mm (width), 160mm (length)

Registration NumberFE006537

Credit lineExchange with Otago Museum, 1934

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Category

Made of: basalt
Type of: adzes
Depicts: Tahitian
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic

Place

Made in: Society Islands (Polynésie française)
Influenced by: Tahiti (Polynésie française)

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Tūhura Otago Museum