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Twine - fishing line?
Twine - fishing line?
Object Number 21-28-50/B2855
Display Title Twine - fishing line?
Descriptions
Object Description Twine - fishing line?
Inventory Description Cord, twisted fiber, thin, in bundle
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bafia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 9.2 x 1.9 x 0.1 cm (3 5/8 x 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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