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Object Number 13-24-60/85010
Display Title Spindle base
Descriptions
Inventory Description Spindle base, carved wood platform with side handle, nut shell in center, cracke
Classification
  • Spindle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Assam
Additional Geographic Terms Naga Hill
Materials Wood, Nut
Dimensions Overall: 18.3 x 7.1 x 4.2 cm (7 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 85010

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