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Dish
Object Number 91-18-30/56894
Display Title Dish
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rectangular box of a single large plant leaf (palm leaf? banana leaf?)
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Haiti
Additional Geographic Terms Santo Domingo; West Indies
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 43 x 23 cm (5 7/8 x 16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56894

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