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SOLVED: Ornate wooden and metal poles (lemmy.nz)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by greenhorn@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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My parents found these in my deceased uncle's garage without any useful accompanying information. He was a bit of a hoarder, but usually of only free things, not known for purchasing antiques

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[–] Bitflip@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

The ancient Egyptians used this to remove the brain through a nostril during mumification.