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Wooden dish
Object Number 00-8-70/55422
Display Title Wooden dish
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dish, carved wood, oval, round base, triangular handles on two sides
Classification
  • Dish
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Aitutaki
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 53 x 21 x 6.5 cm (20 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55422
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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