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Object Number 33-32-70/61
Display Title Sticks for making cord
Descriptions
Object Description Sticks for making cord
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, two carved wood sticks, pointed ends, wrapped with plant fibe
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Dimensions Overall: 29.5 x 2.5 x 3.4 cm (11 5/8 x 1 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-32-70/61
Provenance
Collector Antonie Brandeis

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