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Object Number
32-61-50/B5178
Display Title
Iron needle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Needle, tapered point, oval eye on other end
Classification
- Needle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Merina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Madagascar
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 14.8 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (5 13/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-61-50/B5178, 184322
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