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Object Number 42-25-30/3970
Display Title Bola - stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bola, 2 wood blocks, perforated, tied to stone handle with wool.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Bola
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Aymará
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Chucuito, Peninsula of
Dimensions Overall: 77.5 x 13.5 x 4.9 cm (30 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-25-30/3970

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