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Hard wood digging stick
Object Number 64-18-70/4303
Display Title Hard wood digging stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Oar, natural surface, ovate blade, tapered end with round tip
Classification
  • Oar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 164.4 x 8 x 2.2 cm (64 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4303

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