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Wooden food plate - for ordinary use of sago, fish, etc.
Wooden food plate - for ordinary use of sago, fish, etc.
Object Number 36-105-70/372
Display Title Wooden food plate - for ordinary use of sago, fish, etc.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dish, carved wood, central curvilinear disc, perforated ridged handles, fiber
Classification
  • Dish
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 Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 27 x 3.4 cm (10 5/8 x 10 5/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/372

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