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16188

From: Johore | Malay Peninsula

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 16188
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Johore | Malay Peninsula
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Heavy hardwood, dark brown.Turned on lathe, with resulting grooves. Disc shaped, with rounded knob on top, long point projecting from bottom. Berembang betol. Originally two hanks of string with tops 16184-16190.

Length 7 cm
Width 7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Sultan of Johore (through his agent Rounsevelle Wildman), 1893

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