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Object Number 30-65-50/H1193
Display Title Small grass skirts
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fiber bundles, braided handle at center, loose fibers at both ends
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Manga District; Faradje and Buta, between
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 10.5 x 3.5 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object H1193

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