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Bamboo milk stirrer. Katingo
Bamboo milk stirrer. Katingo
Object Number 49-14-50/7904
Display Title Bamboo milk stirrer. Katingo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Katingo
Inventory Description Stirrer, flat stick, grooved end looped with knotted vegetable fiber cord
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56.8 x 2.3 x 0.7 cm (22 3/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49-14-50/7904

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