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Object Number 35-31-50/1296
Display Title Raffia fibre skirt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skirt, raffia fiber attached to twisted raffia waistband and ties
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Njem
  • Makai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Raffia
Dimensions Overall: 78.6 x 10.9 x 8.4 cm (30 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-31-50/1296

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