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Object Number
973-16-50/11435
Display Title
Wood pestle, roughly carved, length 19.25 in.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ab kna
Inventory Description
Pestle, carved wood, cylindrical handle, oval head, knot indentations, cracked
Classification
- Pestle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 47.6 x 8.1 x 7.7 cm (18 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-16-50/11435/ 120
Provenance
Donor
Robert G. Gardner
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