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Object Number 40-12-70/1629
Display Title Part of pig bone for opening nut (areca)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chisel, carved bone shaft, flattened and tapered one end
Classification
  • Chisel
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 3.4 x 2.4 cm (4 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1629

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