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Object Number
81-10-70/24522
Display Title
Hoe of turtle bone, on handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Hoe, cylindrical wood handle, curved flattened bone attached at one end with twisted fiber cordage, bone is tapered at edge
Classification
- Hoe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Federated States of Micronesia
/
<State>
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Caroline Islands
Materials
Bone , Wood , Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 38.7 × 14 × 13.3 cm (15 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
24522
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