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Object Number 38-68-70/1012
Display Title Medium-sized grooved ovoid stone sinker (mahe)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mahe
Inventory Description Sinker, ovoid, grooved midsection, porous
Classification
  • Sinker
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / North Island
Additional Geographic Terms Wanganui District
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 6.9 x 5.2 cm (3 1/2 x 2 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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