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Object Number
32-68-70/D3978
Display Title
Boab nut
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Nut, elongated oval shape, stem attached, point at base, seeds inside
Classification
- Nut
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / Derby
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley / Derby
Materials
Nut
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 25.5 x 8.8 cm (3 7/16 x 10 1/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/3978; 345
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1910)
Seller
University of Pennsylvania
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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