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Thin wooden sticks woven into mat; bound at ends by skin; rolled and bound by sk
Thin wooden sticks woven into mat; bound at ends by skin; rolled and bound by sk
Object Number 971-2-50/11543
Display Title Thin wooden sticks woven into mat; bound at ends by skin; rolled and bound by sk
Descriptions
Object Description Thin wooden sticks woven into mat; bound at ends by skin; rolled and bound by skin strip; 17" x 2"; use unknown
Inventory Description Mat, thin sticks, rolled, ends bound with hide, hide carrying strap
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Materials Vegetable fiber, Hide, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 44 x 4.5 x 4.4 cm (17 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-2-50/11543
Provenance
Collector John Yellen (April 1968 - August 1970)

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