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Wood tool, 25" length, bulbous end, hide sheath begins 4 1/2" from bulbous tip a
Wood tool, 25" length, bulbous end, hide sheath begins 4 1/2" from bulbous tip a
Object Number 973-16-50/11411
Display Title Wood tool, 25" length, bulbous end, hide sheath begins 4 1/2" from bulbous tip a
Descriptions
Indigenous Term boko tuni
Object Description Wood tool, 25" length, bulbous end, hide sheath begins 4 1/2" from bulbous tip and extends 9"
Inventory Description Pestle?, carved wood, long handle, skin bands, ovate head, worn, spotted, cracke
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 53.6 x 5.8 x 5.5 cm (21 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11411
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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