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Calamus stirring stick to cook human flesh
Calamus stirring stick to cook human flesh
Object Number 37-77-50/2910
Display Title Calamus stirring stick to cook human flesh
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stick, for stirring, carved wood, split in half lengthwise, twisted fiber string
Classification
  • Tools
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Ganta, vicinity of
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 46.7 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm (18 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2910
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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