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Object Number 99-15-70/53870
Display Title Ii'a tapa mallet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Beater, carved wood, rectangular head, 2 sides plain, 2 sides incised linear, st
Classification
  • Beater
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 6 x 6.4 cm (12 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53870
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth

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