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Balance beam
Object Number 44-31-30/4302
Display Title Balance beam
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooded balance beam - with strings: Rectangular wooden balance beam, carved with bird on each side. Net missing. Cords present.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, tool, balance, rectangular bar, incised, fiber attached at both e
Classification
  • Tool
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Central Coast
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.3 x 1.2 cm (4 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 44-31-30/4302

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