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"Emayagua" hook for gathering grass when cutting with the espadin
"Emayagua" hook for gathering grass when cutting with the espadin
Object Number 97-22-30/55161
Display Title "Emayagua" hook for gathering grass when cutting with the espadin
Descriptions
Object Description Hook
Inventory Description Hook, wood, crooked at end, 4 bands of bark intact, end carved to point
Classification
  • Hook
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / United States / Commonwealth of Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 76.6 x 19.3 x 2.2 cm (30 3/16 x 7 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55161

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