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Fire plough and hearth
Object Number 29-76-50/H953
Display Title Fire plough and hearth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden implement, grooved and ridged flat board, charred and burnt, stick
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm (16 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 29-76-50/H953

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