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Object Number 83-3-70/28446
Display Title Thatch
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cover for door or window, carved wood bar with hanging fiber strands
Classification
  • Window or door covering
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines
Additional Geographic Terms Iloils; Panay Island
Materials Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 35.4 x 47 x 2.1 cm (13 15/16 x 18 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 28446

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