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Object Number 83-4-30/28460
Display Title Cord made of same fibre [wild plantain]
Descriptions
Object Description Cord, fiber
Inventory Description Rope of twisted fiber, tightly coiled.
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Carib
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Dominica
Additional Geographic Terms Salibria
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 25.7 x 6.8 x 3.4 cm (10 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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