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Catalog Number CAS 2017-0002-0052   CAS 2017-0002-0052; Container
Category Carvings; Vessels
Object Name Container
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1945
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood: monkey pod (Albizia saman)
Description Carved block of monkey pod wood, rectangular with squared edges; Three deep depressions are carved into the frontal surface for storage: one square, one single circle, and one that appears to be two merged circles; Base is convex.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.2, Width = 15.4, Length = 18.5