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Flail
Object Number 13-24-60/84940
Display Title Flail
Descriptions
Inventory Description Beater, thrasher, cylindrical wood handle, five wood extensions, tied with reed
Classification
  • Beater
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sema?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Assam
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 66.3 x 23 x 4 cm (26 1/8 x 9 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 84940

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