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Object Number 27-56-70/D2740
Display Title Bamboo tongs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tongs, bamboo strips, bent in half with curved hinge, burnt tips
Classification
  • Tongs
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Dimensions Overall: 57 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm (22 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D2740

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