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Stone mould for gold - pieces beaten flat into ornaments etc. later
Stone mould for gold - pieces beaten flat into ornaments etc. later
Object Number 37-98-70/751
Display Title Stone mould for gold - pieces beaten flat into ornaments etc. later
Descriptions
Indigenous Term famahele gana-a
Inventory Description Mold, ground stone, rectangular with shaped grooves on three sides
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm (5 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/751; M.C.Z. / 172 / (PHILIPPINES)

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