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Hoe of turtle bone, on handle
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> / 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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