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Object Number 33-32-70/104
Display Title Shovel for crabs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shovel, wood, cylindrical shaft, teardrop shaped paddle with wire and fiber bind
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Nauru Island
Dimensions Overall: 137.5 x 15.4 x 4.4 cm (54 1/8 x 6 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-32-70/104/ VI/ 23905
Provenance
Collector Antonie Brandeis

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