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Object Number 85-7-70/37606
Display Title Pumice
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Pohaku uila
Object Description Pumice
Inventory Description Pumice, flat on two sides, rounded, porous
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Pumice
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 11.6 x 8.1 cm (4 5/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37606
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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