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Object Number
973-42-50/11685
Display Title
"Migira": tough straight reeds gathering locally during dry season (Jan - March
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Migira
Object Description
"Migira": tough straight reeds gathering locally during dry season (Jan - March), when price is 1 dumbalo ($.10) for 3 bunches. Most weaving done during this 3-mos. period, due to availability of grass; free time from farming; demand for supplies for gifts at the many weddings which take place in this interval.
Inventory Description
Dried reeds, tall, thin, brown, tied in bundle.
Classification
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo Duduru
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 82.3 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm (32 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1
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