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Wooden pounder for cooked ubis
Wooden pounder for cooked ubis
Object Number 37-98-70/711
Display Title Wooden pounder for cooked ubis
Descriptions
Indigenous Term toetoe gobi
Inventory Description Pounder, cylindrical, carved wood, rounded knob at end, worn, split
Classification
  • Pounder
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 33.5 x 6.9 x 6.6 cm (13 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/711

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