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Object Number 02-20-60/62122
Display Title Turning lathe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Lathe?, carved, two slab pieces with metal points, three long members
Classification
  • Woodworking
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / <State> / Maldive Islands
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 32.3 x 57.4 x 15.9 cm (12 11/16 x 22 5/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 02-20-60/62122; 62122

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