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Mangle board made of wood, consisting of a flat board with a raised handle at one end in the shape of a horse. Decorated on the slightly concave upper surface with a row of carved dentate motifs along both edges, and carved lozenges along the centre. Slightly curved upwards towards the far end from the handle, with a simple spiral form on each side at the end, which swells slightly.
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