Adze Blade
97-120-699
From: Pacific Islands | New Zealand (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-699 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Pacific Islands | New Zealand (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Stone |
| Description | A long, rounded, oval adze blade with a beveled edge. One end is narrower for insertion into a wooden handle. Polished, with a chip at one corner of the blade. Made of black stone. Stone adze blades were generally lashed to a handle and often used for wood carving. |
| Length | 29.5 cm |
| Width | 6.5 cm |
| Thickness | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-699 - Old Museum Number | unknown - ANSP Number |
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