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Object Number
37-98-70/745
Display Title
Iron pinchers to hold metal while pounding it
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
fore gana-a
Inventory Description
Tool, two wood handles, curved and tapered iron inserted, hinged with nail
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
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Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Wood, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 5.4 x 1.8 cm (13 x 2 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/745
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