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Piece of coconut fiber cloth
Object Number 64-47-50/10608
Display Title Piece of coconut fiber cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Piece of coconut fiber cloth
Inventory Description Textile, finely woven, natural color, fringed
Classification
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bakuba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 279 × 120 × 0.2 cm (109 13/16 × 47 1/4 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-47-50/10608

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