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Object Number 47-73-70/2911
Display Title Wooden pig knocker with two carved heads
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ndete
Object Description Wooden pig knocker with two carved heads. See Authorities and Bibliography for more info.
Inventory Description Club, carved wood, angled, 2 human faces, foot at base, blunt end
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Additional Geographic Terms Malakula, northeast; Walo Island
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 59 x 23.5 x 8 cm (23 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2911

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