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Object Number 00-8-70/55549
Display Title Wooden thatching needle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Needle, carved wood, tapered end, notched side, perforated other end
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 31.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm (12 3/8 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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