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Object Number 83-4-30/28457
Display Title Strippings of wild plantain
Descriptions
Object Description Plantain
Inventory Description Bundle of fiber, long, flat strips, light brown, tied with braided fiber cord.
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Carib
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Dominica
Additional Geographic Terms Salibria
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 28.5 x 5.1 x 3 cm (11 1/4 x 2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Image Not Available for Widow's "hat" of plantain fibers
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