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Object Number
31-53-70/D3880
Display Title
Base for fire thong
Descriptions
Object Description
Base for fire thong
Inventory Description
Fire starter?, carved wood, four rounded sides, four channels
Classification
- Fire starter
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Malaysia
/
Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 58.9 x 5 x 4.6 cm (23 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D/3880
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