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Object Number 60-25-50/10410
Display Title Raffia or grass skirt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bundle of dried fiber, in plastic bag.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Konawo
Additional Geographic Terms Kittipo
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 50.5 x 23.2 x 14 cm (19 7/8 x 9 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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