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Tongs, bent reeds tied together with fiber
Tongs, bent reeds tied together with fiber
Object Number 2004.1.37
Display Title Tongs, bent reeds tied together with fiber
Descriptions
Object Description Tongs, bent reeds tied together with fiber
Inventory Description Tongs, bent reeds tied together with fiber
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines
Materials Fiber, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 6.4 x 6.7 cm (13 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 11
Label on object 2004.1.37; 767; 993

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