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Object Number
37-98-70/741
Display Title
Wooden spindle
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
gadji kapasi
Inventory Description
Spindle, carved wood, circular gourd whorl, white thread spun at one end
Classification
- Spindle
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Wood, Cotton, Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 26.8 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm (10 9/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/741
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| |
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