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Wooden fork ("gem") for stirring sago
Wooden fork ("gem") for stirring sago
Object Number 39-17-70/1268
Display Title Wooden fork ("gem") for stirring sago
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Gem
Inventory Description Fork, carved wood, 5 tines, oval perforation, incised design, wire wrap
Classification
  • Fork
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Luelala Moraid
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sainke Doek
Additional Geographic Terms Luelala Moraid
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm (8 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1268

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