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Object Number 17-41-50/B1762
Display Title Ivory fork
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory fork
Inventory Description Fork, flat, 4 tines, oval spatulate handle, traces of blue pigment
Classification
  • Fork
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Dimensions Overall: 23.6 x 2.1 x 0.4 cm (9 5/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B.1762

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