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Object Number 36-105-70/365
Display Title Pig bone pestle for 36-105-70/364
Descriptions
Object Description Pig bone pestle for 36-105-70/364
Inventory Description Tool, cut worked bone, flattened round end, worn, black tape on wide end
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Bone, Tape
Dimensions Overall: 12.1 x 3.9 x 2.1 cm (4 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/365

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