Adze Blade
2013-18-38
From: Truk Islands | Pollap
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 2013-18-38 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Truk Islands | Pollap |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Tridacna Shell |
| Description | Adze blade. Quadrangular blade cut from the hinge area of a giant clam (Tridacna sp.). Used in canoe building. Surface archaeological find. |
| Height | 3 cm |
| Length | 8.8 cm |
| Width | 4.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Stephen B. Richmond, 2013 |
| Other Number | 4 - Collector Number |
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