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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Polynesian; New Zealand; Maori
Title:Ceremonial Axe
Date Made:n.d.
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:carved wood with mother-of-pearl inlay
Place Made:Oceania; Polynesia; New Zealand
Measurements:16 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.; 40.64 x 14.605 x 3.81 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1956.64
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
wooden stem with carving at bottom, small figure with mother-of-pearl inlay at side of head and paddle-like top with elaborately carved curving pattern

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