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Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0002-0012   CAS 1998-0002-0012; Adze blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Adze blade
Culture Igorot
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist. Luzon
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Ternate
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Triangular adze blade, bifacially chipped and ground very smooth; Proximal end tapers to blunt point for hafting; Cutting edge on distal end is rounded and bifacially thinned; Overall color is green.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.6, Thickness = 3.5, Length = 18.6