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Object Number 04-45-50/64200.2
Display Title Carved wooden stick, pestle (?),
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden stick, pestle (?), slightly tapered at 1 end, split.
Classification
  • Pestle
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 2.3 x 2.4 cm (11 x 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 04-45-50/64200.2

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