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Hammerstone
Object Number 32-68-70/D4014
Display Title Hammerstone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pounding stone, hammerstone, ovate, polished
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms Mardigallap
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D4013; 234
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1909)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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