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Object Number 47-54-70/2602
Display Title Stone pestle
Descriptions
Object Description Stone pestle
Inventory Description Pounder, oval base tapered to knob handle, porous, mended
Classification
  • Mechanical
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand
Additional Geographic Terms Taranaki
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 30.3 x 10.3 x 8.5 cm (11 15/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2602; D.25.1867
Provenance
Exchange participant Otago Museum (1947)

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