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Object Number
39-17-70/1166
Display Title
Wooden tongs ("terap yembit") used to turn sago, kaladi, etc. roasting+
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Terap yembit
Object Description
Wooden tongs ("terap yembit") used to turn sago, kaladi, etc. roasting+
Inventory Description
Tongs, bent wood, incised linear design, dark brown pigment
Classification
- Food processing
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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Sanke Doek
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 49.5 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm (19 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1166
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