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Object Number 16-20-50/B977
Display Title Sling
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sling, woven vegetable fiber sling, twisted and knotted vegetable fiber ropes
Classification
  • Slingshot
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nubia
Dimensions Overall: 204 x 7.8 x 5.8 cm (80 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-977

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