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Object Number
14-12-50/85499
Display Title
Fire tongs, "mashah"
Descriptions
Object Description
Fire tongs, "mashah"
Inventory Description
Tongs, bent iron rod, looped at top, curved ends
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Fung
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sudan
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 7.5 x 4.9 cm (9 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14-12-50/85499
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