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Object Number 976-1-70/5444C
Display Title Rat tail tool kit, four pieces
Descriptions
Object Description Rat tail tool kit, four pieces: a) bamboo knife 12.5 cm; b) bamboo knife 14.5 cm. c) pig bone awl 9.5 cm. d. two rattail containers, one with fur at top, connected by two-ply string. 13.5 cm. and 24 cm.
Inventory Description Awl, carved bone, flattened handle tip
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Highland
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm (3 11/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-1-70/5444C

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