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Object Number
79-14-20/17770
Display Title
Cocoa stirrer, wood
Descriptions
Object Description
Cocoa stirrer, wood
Inventory Description
Carved wooden cocoa stirrer, with 2 separate wooden discs, incised head.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Mexico
/
Tierra Caliente
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 25.5 x 4 x 4.1 cm (10 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17770
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1878)
Collector
Dr. Edward Palmer
(1878)
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