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Object Number 28-52-30/F694
Display Title Child's dress, applique (mola)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dress, orange background, red collar, two multi-colored molas
Classification
  • Dress
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chocó
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Atrato Valley
Materials Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 55 × 42.5 × 0.7 cm (21 5/8 × 16 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 28-52-30/F694; Northern Colombia, Choco, B9:98:I

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