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Palmetto mat
Object Number 47-44-50/6146
Display Title Palmetto mat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven fiber mat, tan, rectangular, with folded and sewn edge.
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inhambane
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mozambique
Additional Geographic Terms Portuguese East Africa: Inhambane, vicinity of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 151 x 20 x 15.5 cm (59 7/16 x 7 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-44-50/6146

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