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Object Number 00-8-70/55303
Display Title Ai-vutu-ni-vakalolo - pudding masher
Descriptions
Object Description Ai-vutu-ni-vakalolo - pudding masher
Inventory Description Carved wood pestle, 2 tiers, tapering curved handle, mended with nails
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 114.8 x 7.5 x 7.2 cm (45 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55303
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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