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Object Number
79-36-60/18992
Display Title
Wooden abacus
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden abacus
Inventory Description
Abacus, carved wood, divided box construction, dowels holding beads
Classification
- Abacus
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 23 x 2 cm (4 5/8 x 9 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
79-36-60/18992; 18992 / L52/2/180
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Massachusetts Historical Society
(10 July 1879)
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