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Object Number
2000.16.17.5
Display Title
Kava root, one of seven pieces
Descriptions
Object Description
Kava root, one of seven pieces
Inventory Description
Kava root, one of seven pieces
Classification
- Root
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Tonga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Tonga
Materials
Kava root
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm (6 11/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.16.17.5
Credit Line
Gift of Blair F. Baldwin, Class of 2002
Provenance
Donor
Blair F. Baldwin
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000.16.17.1 | Kava root, one of seven pieces |
Root
|
Tonga
| |
| 2000.16.17.2 | Kava root, one of seven pieces |
Root
|
Tonga
| |
| 2000.16.17.3 | Kava root, one of seven pieces |
Root
|
Tonga
| |
| 2000.16.17.4 | Kava root, one of seven pieces |
Root
|
Tonga
| |
| 2000.16.17.6 | Kava root, one of seven pieces |
Root
|
Tonga
| |
| 2000.16.17.7 | Kava root, one of seven pieces |
Root
|
Tonga
| |
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| |
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Root
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| |
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