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Throwing sticks
Object Number 33-32-70/76
Display Title Throwing sticks
Descriptions
Object Description Throwing sticks
Inventory Description Unclassified tool, carved wood, cylindrical, tapered pointed ends, split
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 62.4 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm (24 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-32-/70/76; VI.25255. / Brandeis.06.
Provenance
Collector Antonie Brandeis

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