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Sleeping mat, tefu
Object Number 30-32-50/B4635
Display Title Sleeping mat, tefu
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mat, natural, fiber bundles, sewn, rectangular
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mwaya
  • Wanyakusa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Mwaya
Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 0.7 cm (19 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B-4635

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