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Wooden nails
Object Number 98-3-50/51275
Display Title Wooden nails
Descriptions
Object Description Nails
Inventory Description Nails, carved wood, conical
Classification
  • Nail
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm (2 1/2 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 17
Label on object 98-3-50/51275

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