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Object Number 971-2-50/11625
Display Title Grass drinking straw, reed, 14 in. long
Descriptions
Inventory Description Straw, long single piece
Classification
  • Plant fiber
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Materials Straw
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (14 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-2-50/11625

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