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Coconut grinder
Object Number 08-25-50/73678
Display Title Coconut grinder
Descriptions
Object Description Coconut grinder
Inventory Description Tool, carved wooden paddle with serrated metal blade at top, cracked
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Swahili?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Mombasa District
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 81 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm (31 7/8 x 5 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73678

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