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Sago pounder
Object Number 18-20-70/D1199
Display Title Sago pounder
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pounder, carved wood, angled-shaped, plant fiber-wrapped bamboo segment at head
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Wood, Bamboo, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 54.9 x 47.5 x 4.5 cm (21 5/8 x 18 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object (134067.); D-1199

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