Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0025 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Ta, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Shell (Oxymeris maculata) | |
| Description | Adze blade made from conical shell that has been cut in half longitudinally, revealing its internal chambered structure, and then cut again at oblique angle at its widest end to form a steep-sided cutting edge; Color is off-white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 9.1 | |