Grindstone for making shell implements. A length of wood, rounded at both ends and with a circular disc, one larger than the other, attached near each end. Between the two stones the wood is incised with lines. There is a small metal spike at each end of the object.
Label: "Grindstone for making shell implements. Maldive Islands Indian Ocean."
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