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Object Number
988-18-50/12481
Display Title
Poker
Descriptions
Object Description
Iron poker with wooden handle, heated to make holes in masks
Inventory Description
Iron poker, thin iron rod, twisted at end, with oval wooden handle, cracked.
Classification
- Woodworking
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ivory Coast
Materials
Wood, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 32.3 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm (12 11/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
988-18-50/12481
Provenance
Provenance
Diarrassouba Abdoulaye
(10/87-8/88)
Collector
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor
Christopher B. Steiner
(10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
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