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Object Number
64-18-70/4279
Display Title
Bundles of bamboo fire thongs
Descriptions
Object Description
Bundles of bamboo fire thongs
Inventory Description
Tongs, thin bamboo strips bent in half, curved hinge, wrapped in bundles
Classification
- Tongs
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kapauku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Mapia Region; Wissel Lakes, West of; Western Highlands of West N
Materials
Bamboo, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 28.2 x 6 x 4 cm (11 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
38
Label on object
64-18-70/4279
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