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Object Number 04-19-70/63276
Display Title Tally stick (sukat)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving stick, wood, flat, perforated one end with reed loop, incised marks one
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Additional Geographic Terms Baram, Sarawak
Materials Wood, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm (22 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63276; P/1011

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