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Object Number
39-17-70/1391
Display Title
Large flat wooden spoon used to mix and stir papeda
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Spoon, carved wood, shallow ovate bowl, curved and scrolled handle
Classification
- Spoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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<State>
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Kamwa
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 37.5 x 11.9 x 1.7 cm (14 3/4 x 4 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1391
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