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Wooden Container
Object Number 967-71-70/4638
Display Title Wooden Container
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden dish, painted
Inventory Description Dish, carved wood, oblong, rounded base, perforated, rough edges
Classification
  • Dish
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 37.8 x 13 x 7.6 cm (14 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 967-71-70/4638; C Australia / WOMANS / DISH
Provenance
Collector Russell H. Harris
Seller Mrs. John Linden (12/13/1967)

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