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Notched stick of wood - used as "bread count"
Notched stick of wood - used as "bread count"
Object Number 36-119-40/3672
Display Title Notched stick of wood - used as "bread count"
Descriptions
Object Description Notched stick of wood - used as "bread count"
Inventory Description Carved wooden stick, squared end, carved notches on 2 sides of stick, broken.
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Additional Geographic Terms Tours, village near
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 2 x 2 cm (17 5/16 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 36-119-40/3672; Parsau

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