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Object Number 10-43-50/76414
Display Title String
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cord, twisted vegetable fiber, in coil, loop at end
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River; Lake Mantumba; lake, east side of
Dimensions Overall: 9.9 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm (3 7/8 x 3 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 10-43-50/76414

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