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Tiny string bag. Choa
Object Number 49-14-50/7774
Display Title Tiny string bag. Choa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Choa
Inventory Description Pouch, tightly woven dk brown vegetable fiber string, pointed flap, stiff
Classification
  • Pouch
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 9.7 x 2.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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