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Object Number
32-68-70/D4047
Display Title
Letter stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved wood, cylindrical, incised design, painted
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Murchison
/
Peak Hill
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 18.7 x 2 x 2.1 cm (7 3/8 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D4047
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1902)
Seller
Penn Museum
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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