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Object Number 39-17-70/1326
Display Title Sharpening stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sharpening stone, ground, abraded, slightly spatulate 1 end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Karon
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 3 x 2 cm (7 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1326

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