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Game stick, for throwing along ground
Game stick, for throwing along ground
Object Number 09-33-70/75421.2
Display Title Game stick, for throwing along ground
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stick, carved wood, tapered to point on both ends
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Wuvulu Island
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Manus Province / Matty Island
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 99 x 1 x 1 cm (39 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75421.2, 106773

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