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Armadillo skin bag
Object Number 14-50-30/86814
Display Title Armadillo skin bag
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, armadillo shell bent and sewn up sides, fiber strap
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Atorai
  • Arawak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
South America / Guyana
Materials Armadillo hide, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 56 cm (11 x 22 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86814
Provenance
Collector Rev. John W. Ogilvie

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