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Object Number 27-5-70/D2948
Display Title Lava ball
Descriptions
Object Description Lava ball. Possibly described by donor as "canon ball."
Inventory Description Stone sphere, porous gray, shiny inclusions, green pigment spots
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 7.4 x 7.7 cm (3 x 2 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/ 2948
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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