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Bark jackets, probably represent the sloth (this form of jacket +
Bark jackets, probably represent the sloth (this form of jacket +
Object Number 13-16-30/85388
Display Title Bark jackets, probably represent the sloth (this form of jacket +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skits or jackets, grass fringes sewn together at the top, black and yellow
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Woyawoi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
South America / Guyana
Materials Grass, Cedar bark
Dimensions Overall: 117 x 30 cm (46 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 85388; Canban; Woyowo Indians, South British Guiana, Huntington, Frothingham and

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