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Gold testing stone
Object Number 37-98-70/752
Display Title Gold testing stone
Descriptions
Indigenous Term maera gana-a
Inventory Description Stone, unclassified tool, rectangular, worked smooth, black
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: 2.4 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm (15/16 x 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/752; 179. / (PHILIPPINE)

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