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Object Number 27-5-70/D2955
Display Title Lava balls
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stones, spherical, porous, 1 stained rust
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Stone, Lava
Dimensions Overall: 16.8 x 16.8 x 16.8 cm (6 5/8 x 6 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D/2955
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Edward Tenney
Donor Mr. Edward Tenney (1927)

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