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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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