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Balance beam?
Object Number 26-66-30/F677
Display Title Balance beam?
Descriptions
Object Description Hollow wooden stick, oval in cross-section, with notches carved on two edges. Yellow camelid yarns looped through four holes near the center of one edge.
Inventory Description Organic, wood utensil, hollow stick, oval in section, notches on sides, 4 perfor
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Utensil
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Wood, Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm (3 15/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 26-66-30/F677

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