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Object Number 04-64-20/C3750
Display Title Beater for bark cloth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Beater, carved wood, cylindrical, club-like w/grooved head, tapered handle, spli
Classification
  • Beater
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 40.4 x 5.4 x 5.1 cm (15 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C3750

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