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Unidentified nut - used for oiling and polishing weapons
Unidentified nut - used for oiling and polishing weapons
Object Number 40-12-70/1650
Display Title Unidentified nut - used for oiling and polishing weapons
Descriptions
Inventory Description Floral remain, large nut, brown, cracked
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Nut
Dimensions Overall: 5.9 x 5 x 4.1 cm (2 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1650

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