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Tongs "Gbea"
Object Number 29-75-50/H929
Display Title Tongs "Gbea"
Descriptions
Object Description Tongs "Gbea"
Inventory Description Tongs, iron, flat grips, hinged, with tapered, cylindrical handles
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 4.5 x 1.6 cm (14 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H929
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1927)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1927-1929)

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