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Object Number
99-15-70/53869
Display Title
Block for beating tapa
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Block, wooden, rectangular, squared ends, rough surface, natural brown wood
Classification
- Textileworking
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 69.2 × 11.5 × 11.6 cm (27 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53869
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
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