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Object Number
40-77-40/9606
Display Title
Tongs
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of iron blacksmith's tongs (two halves, not a matching pair). 50.8 cm.; 44.6 cm. (length)
Inventory Description
Metal, tool, tong fragments, knobbed ends, 1 with scythe shaped end, perforated
Classification
- Tongs
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Modern?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Yugoslavia
/
Slovenia
/
<County>
/
Carniola
Intrasite
Lot B
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm (20 1/16 x 2 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-77-40/9606
Provenance
Provenance
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
(?)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-65-50/H1432 | Blacksmith's tongs |
Tools
|
Miama
| |
| 988-18-50/12440 | Blacksmith tongs |
Tongs
|
Mali
| |
| 22-2-50/B2979 | Blacksmith's tongs for holding hot metal |
Raw Material
Tools |
Cameroon
| |
| 13-21-50/84654 | Tongs, "malgat" |
Tongs
|
Sudan
| |
| 14-12-50/85499 | Fire tongs, "mashah" |
Tools
|
Sudan
| |
| 29-75-50/H929 | Tongs "Gbea" |
Mechanical
|
Liberia
| |
| 48-36-50/7313 | Towolo's personal messenger piece - very old bell made in Europe, attached to tongs. |
Mechanical
|
Liberia
| |
| 39-17-70/1167 | Wooden tongs ("terap yembit") used to turn over food baking in the fire. Incised |
Food processing
|
Sanke Doek
| |
| 99-15-70/53867.2 | I'ofl; tongs for hot stones in cooking |
Food processing
|
Samoa
| |
| 2006.17.1.22.1 | Girl with wooden tongs |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 39-17-70/1458 | Bamboo tongs, probably used for eating (contained in basket no 39-17-70/1454) |
Tongs
|
Misool
| |
| 39-17-70/1459 | Bamboo tongs, probably used for eating (contained in basket no 39-17-70/1454) |
Tongs
|
Misool
|