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Vegetable sponges
Object Number 88-51-30/50739
Display Title Vegetable sponges
Descriptions
Object Description Vegetable sponges
Inventory Description Fibrous sponges, cotton string attached to 1.
Classification
  • Household accessory
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Guyana
South America / British Guiana
Materials Sponge, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 5.2 x 5.1 cm (10 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 2 in.)
Quantity 3

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