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Hard wood digging stick
Object Number 64-18-70/4301
Display Title Hard wood digging stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Paddle, ovate blade, natural surface, tapered at handle end
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 155.5 x 9.9 x 3.9 cm (61 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4301

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