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Wooden chopping block and knife for tobacco
Wooden chopping block and knife for tobacco
Object Number 37-98-70/734.1
Display Title Wooden chopping block and knife for tobacco
Descriptions
Indigenous Term fauraa bago
Inventory Description Unclassified, tool, carved wood, perforated shaft, tenon, mortise block
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Dutch East Indies, Central
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 20.8 x 11.1 cm (23 5/8 x 8 3/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 37-98-70/734

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