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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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