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Large wooden container for fish lines which is kept in the back of the canoe. +
Large wooden container for fish lines which is kept in the back of the canoe. +
Object Number 39-17-70/1318
Display Title Large wooden container for fish lines which is kept in the back of the canoe. +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden bowl, flared openwork sides, flat base, multicolored pigment
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mega Moi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Mega
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 40.6 x 42.9 x 11.5 cm (16 x 16 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1318

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