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Chopping board
Object Number 29-76-50/H1067
Display Title Chopping board
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood cutting board, flat top, 2 legs at 1 end, other end rests on forked handle
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 16.6 x 66.9 x 22.5 cm (6 9/16 x 26 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H\1067

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