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Object Number 32-12-30/19
Display Title Meal sifter of basketry
Descriptions
Inventory Description Circular basketry tray, sifter, has holes patched with cloth
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Guaraní
  • Tupí
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Paraguay / <State> / <County> / San Juaqui / Soto Villa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms Paraguay: upland section of territory, NE upland section of territory
Dimensions Overall: 32.5 x 32.5 x 5.5 cm (12 13/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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