Coconut shell container, 2 perforations at top, braided veg fiber string

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Object Number 2003.1.996

Display Title Coconut shell container, 2 perforations at top, braided veg fiber string

Descriptions

Object Description Coconut shell container, 2 perforations at top, braided veg fiber string

Inventory Description Coconut shell container, 2 perforations at top, braided vegetable fiber string

Classification

Container

Department Ethnographic

Materials Coconut shell, Vegetable fiber string

Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 9.4 x 9.5 cm (3 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 2003.1.996

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
2004.1.248	Bottle, coconut shell, two perforations at top, braided fiber cord	Bottle	Samoa
2003.1.2526	Container, black polished coconut, 1 perforation at top, other at side	Container
2003.1.1088	Wool string, twisted w/ some veg. fiber, 1 strand braided hair (?)	Textile	Africa
08-25-50/73534	Gourd containers, round base, narrow neck, bulbous cut top, 2 w/ veg. fiber ties	Gourd	Uganda
06-20-70/66812	Bamboo container, vertical tube, curved wood handle veg fiber bound, cracked	Container	Paragua
37-98-70/698	Coconut shell container for cooked meat for children	Pot	Soliga
49-14-50/7968.5	12 goats' coconut bells, with wooden flappers and leather of fiber string for at	Percussion	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7968.6	12 goats' coconut bells, with wooden flappers and leather of fiber string for at	Percussion	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7968.7	12 goats' coconut bells, with wooden flappers and leather of fiber string for at	Percussion	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7968.8	12 goats' coconut bells, with wooden flappers and leather of fiber string for at	Percussion	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7968.10	12 goats' coconut bells, with wooden flappers and leather of fiber string for at	Percussion	Nyasaland
49-14-50/7968.11	12 goats' coconut bells, with wooden flappers and leather of fiber string for at	Percussion	Nyasaland

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