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Object Number 35-31-50/1149
Display Title Raffia fibre skirt - widow's (libui li biyik)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skirt, woven fiber band with trailing fiber fringe
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Dimensions Overall: 45 x 43 x 3.5 cm (17 11/16 x 16 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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