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Object Number 99-15-70/53924
Display Title Implement for catching squid
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishing tool, stone head partially covered with mottled shell, bound to wood sh
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 6.2 x 5 cm (9 13/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 53924
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth

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