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Raffia bag
Object Number 32-61-50/B5209
Display Title Raffia bag
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven fiber bag, open weave, orange and tan, braided strap, zig-zag base.
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Merina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Madagascar
Materials Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 34.4 x 25.5 x 1.9 cm (13 9/16 x 10 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-61-50/B5209; 184280

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