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Tongs, "malgat"
Object Number 13-21-50/84654
Display Title Tongs, "malgat"
Descriptions
Object Description Tongs, "malgat"
Inventory Description Tongs, bent iron bar, curved and flattened ends, with twisted iron ring at top
Classification
  • Tongs
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gumoz
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan
Additional Geographic Terms Bados Village; Rosaires, 20 mi. north of; Blue Nile
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 22.9 x 4.3 x 2 cm (9 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 13-21-50/84654

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