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Object Number
39-17-70/1392
Display Title
Wooden paddle-shaped spoon used to mix and stir papeda
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Paddle, carved wood, triangular blade, triangular and spiked finial
Classification
- Paddle
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: 34.9 x 4.6 x 1.1 cm (13 3/4 x 1 13/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1392
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