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Object Number 89-39-30/54281
Display Title Bamboo case and brushes for face and body painting
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bamboo container, cylindrical, plain, w/ 5 wood splinters, 1 w/ resin and fiber.
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cadiveios
  • Guaicure
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Paraguay River, Shores of the; Paraguay, near frontier of
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 54281

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