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Object Number 99-1-70/52222
Display Title Chunam or lime box of bamboo, engraved
Descriptions
Inventory Description Container, cylindrical with fitted lid, incised designs in black
Classification
  • Container
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Isabel Island?
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 21.8 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm (8 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52222

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