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Balls of indigo dye
Object Number 30-36-50/B4824
Display Title Balls of indigo dye
Descriptions
Inventory Description Balls of vegetable fiber
Classification
  • Plant fiber
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Liberia, Interior
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 4 x 4 cm (1 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object B/4824
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1930)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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