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Arm bag of grass cloth in process of manufacture
Arm bag of grass cloth in process of manufacture
Object Number 98-3-50/51494
Display Title Arm bag of grass cloth in process of manufacture
Descriptions
Object Description Arm bag of grass cloth
Inventory Description Woven cloth, vegetable fiber with fringe on ends, sides not completely sewn toge
Classification
  • Fabric
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Fiote
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 73.5 x 18.5 cm (28 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98-3-50/51494

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