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Object Number 16-55-70/D605
Display Title Ratan nippers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tongs, bamboo strips, bent in V-shape, rounded base, some in bundle
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bagobo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Mindanao
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 11.7 x 2 cm (9 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 18
Label on object D605

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