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Object Number 09-3-30/75778
Display Title Hammock
Descriptions
Inventory Description Netted hammock, twisted fiber strands with wrapped fiber supports.
Classification
  • Hammock
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Madre de Dios Region / Tahuamanu Province / Inapari
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Madre di Dios; Peru, Eastern
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 64 x 42.7 x 7.9 cm (25 3/16 x 16 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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