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Object Number
49-14-50/8349
Display Title
2 small skeins of native string used for repairs on nets. Chingwe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Chingwe
Inventory Description
Twine, twisted vegetable fiber, 2 small skeins, 1 knotted
Classification
- Ropes
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
- Yao
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Mtimbuka; Fort Johnston, near
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 6.6 x 2.4 x 2 cm (2 5/8 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49-14-50/8349
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49-14-50/8348 | Wooden needle used for fishing net - wrapped with string for repairs. Ntond -n |
Fishing and trapping
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Nyasaland
| |
| 2004.24.33189 | 3 Skeins of Yarn |
Peru
| ||
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Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Acos
| |
| 73-6-30/7356 | Skeins of yarn, modern? |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Skeins, and ball of thread
| 80-61-30/24053 | Skeins, and ball of thread |
Peru
| ||
| 80-61-30/24053G | Skeins and ball of thread |
Raw Material
Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 2004.24.29934 | Basketry work bag; Diagonal twill filled with skeins of colored wool |
Peru
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Skeins of thread
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Ancon
| ||
| 75-20-30/8730 | Yarn skein |
Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 75-20-30/8577 | Cordage, skein |
Fiber
|
Pisagua
| |
| 87-61-30/54563M | Yarn skein |
Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54563N | Yarn skein |
Fiber
|
Ancon
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