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Wood sticks
Object Number 2003.1.793
Display Title Wood sticks
Descriptions
Object Description Wood sticks
Inventory Description Wood sticks
Classification
  • Wood
Department Ethnographic
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 68 x 1 x 1 cm (26 3/4 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 4

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