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Wooden pestle to grind oebi (potatoes), carved with 4 faces at the +
Wooden pestle to grind oebi (potatoes), carved with 4 faces at the +
Object Number 38-108-70/1109
Display Title Wooden pestle to grind oebi (potatoes), carved with 4 faces at the +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pestle, carved wood, four human heads and lizards, incised bird design
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 12 x 11.5 cm (19 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-108-70/1109

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