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Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-4054, described as woodcarver's adze; wide blade; for roughing out figures; 40.5 cm. long.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6895, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 29 cm. Used and made by men to work wooden bowls and pots.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6117, described as Vertically hafted adze; iron blade; wood handle; L. 70 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-14199, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-13400, described as Adze—wood; hook-shaped handle with circular metal blade tilted over short end of handle. Length 46 cm, width 19.4 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-2978a,b, described as Adze-ax; Itiou; A) wooden handle, 17 inches long; B) iron adze-ax blade, 7¼ inches long, 2½ inches wide.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6894, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 34 cm. Used by men to work wooden bowls and pots Made by men
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-2636, described as Adze; wooden handle; metal blade; punctate designs on handle; partly stained; used for carving of all sorts; 16.25 inches long, blade 4.5 inches long.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-14198, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 5-6116, described as Adze; metal blade covered at base with rhino skin; wood handle; L. 41 cm.

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