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Vegetable fiber bundle, wavy strands of natural fiber wider & tied at top
Vegetable fiber bundle, wavy strands of natural fiber wider & tied at top
Object Number 08-25-50/73561
Display Title Vegetable fiber bundle, wavy strands of natural fiber wider & tied at top
Descriptions
Inventory Description Vegetable fiber bundle, wavy strands of natural fiber wider and tied at top
Classification
  • Plant fiber
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 45 x 17 x 4.3 cm (17 11/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-25-50/73561/ 73561

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