Braid of wild plantain

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Object Number 83-4-30/28458

Display Title Braid of wild plantain

Descriptions

Object Description Braid, fiber

Inventory Description Braided strip of fiber, long, wrapped in loose bundle.

Classification

Ornament

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Carib

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

South America / Dominica

Additional Geographic Terms Salibria

Materials Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 23 x 18.7 x 2.2 cm (9 1/16 x 7 3/8 x 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

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