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Sling
Object Number 09-27-30/75011
Display Title Sling
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sling, diamond shaped pelt, long braided vegetable fiber straps withwool at ends
Classification
  • Slingshot
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yahgan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile / Magallanes / Tierra del Fuego
South America / Argentina / Tierra del Fuego
Additional Geographic Terms Beagle channel
Materials Animal pelt, Wool, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 201 x 9.8 x 1.4 cm (79 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75011

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