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S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
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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 #76: Project EPOCH/David Wayne Peri (February 14, 1969–May 23, 1969)
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S1983-1984 #14: Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/James Anderson (Hupa) (September 19, 1983–September 26, 1983)
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S1969-1970 #103: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (April 2, 1970–July 21, 1971)
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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 5-14199, 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 5-6894, 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 5-14198, 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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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze, museum number 5-6896, described as Native name: Erokun Adze; solid wood handle bent with sharp angle inserted into curved iron blade; l. 21.5 cm. Used by men to work wooden bowls and pots Made by men
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: Hearst Museum object titled Adze or axe, museum number 5-4641, described as Iron adze/axe head. All iron is made by Falasha men and sold or traded to Amhara, Qemant, and Wayto.
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: Hearst Museum object titled Animal head, wood, museum number 5-2667, described as Carved wooden buck head; snout and horns painted black; made from Mushakashela wood; (Swartzia madagascarensis); 11” l.
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