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Object Number
47-54-70/2603
Display Title
Mat pin made from pig tusk
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Needle of curved pig tusk, triangular, hollow, tapered end
Classification
- Mechanical
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
Additional Geographic Terms
Taranaki
Materials
Pig tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 1 x 1 cm (5 5/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-54-70/2603 / D.46.751
Provenance
Exchange participant
Otago Museum
(1947)
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