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Ma'a fai umu. cooking stone
Ma'a fai umu. cooking stone
Object Number 99-15-70/53866
Display Title Ma'a fai umu. cooking stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cooking stone, broken, cracked, burn marks, white residue
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.8 x 11.5 x 7.7 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53866; Ma'a fai umu / stones for cooking
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth

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