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Woven net bag for carrying melons, etc.
Woven net bag for carrying melons, etc.
Object Number 40-39-50/4615
Display Title Woven net bag for carrying melons, etc.
Descriptions
Object Description Woven net bag for carrying melons, etc.; fragment of rib attached +
Inventory Description Netted cotton bundle, thick twisted cotton string, tied to bone fragment.
Classification
  • Nets
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa?
Materials Cotton, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 20 x 10.9 cm (9 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-39-50/4615

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