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Ronald J. Clarke
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Berta Bascom
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Paul Hinderling
360
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338
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S1976-1977 #73: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (April 21, 1977–April 25, 1977)
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S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
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S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)
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S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982)
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S1968-1969 #87: College of Marin (April 3, 1969–May 2, 1969)
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S2008-2009 #8: SFO Museum (December 17, 2008–January 12, 2010)
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S1969-1970 #32: Santa Rosa Junior College (October 24, 1969–October 31, 1969)
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S1964-1965 #5: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology/William Russell Bascom (July 16, 1964–July 16, 1964)
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S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
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S1965-1966 #15: Oakland Public Museum (September 16, 1965–November 10, 1965)
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum 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.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum number 5-4054, described as woodcarver's adze; wide blade; for roughing out figures; 40.5 cm. long.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum number 5-14199, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum number 5-6117, described as Vertically hafted adze; iron blade; wood handle; L. 70 cm.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum 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.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum 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.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum 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
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum 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.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum number 5-14198, no description available.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum number 5-6116, described as Adze; metal blade covered at base with rhino skin; wood handle; L. 41 cm.
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