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Object Number 20-53-30/F261
Display Title Hammock rope
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bundle of fiber rope tied with reed
Classification
  • Ropes
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arawak?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Negro
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 8 x 6 cm (17 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F261

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