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Object Number 98-3-50/51276
Display Title Baton (?)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, carved wood stick, inlaid metal caps with geometric cut-outs
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River?
Materials Wood, Lead
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 1.8 x 1.9 cm (16 9/16 x 11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98-3-50/51276

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