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Object Number 2004.24.35255
Display Title Tapa beater of hard dark wood
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
Quantity 1

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