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Palmetto bag, unfinished to show how it is made, made by men
Palmetto bag, unfinished to show how it is made, made by men
Object Number 47-44-50/6131
Display Title Palmetto bag, unfinished to show how it is made, made by men
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, woven fiber, diagonal banded designs, losse fibers at one end
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 11.2 x 24.5 x 22 cm (4 7/16 x 9 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6131; #15/unfinished/Nzaba

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