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Object Number 37-77-50/2558
Display Title Net for holding pens and calabashes in bundle for carrying on the head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Twisted fiber net, large, tied in bundle, knotted.
Classification
  • Nets
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mandingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 10 x 5 cm (27 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2558
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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