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Tongs
Object Number 07-61-70/72600
Display Title Tongs
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tongs, flattened wood, partially covered with woven fibers, fiber handle
Classification
  • Tongs
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Maluku Islands / Halmahera Island
Additional Geographic Terms Moluccas, Maluku, Islands
Materials Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 63.1 x 30.3 x 6 cm (24 13/16 x 11 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72600

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