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Object Number
973-42-50/11747
Display Title
"Mataji": 3 ply rope. Sent to collector for identification (sketch)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Mataji
Object Description
"Mataji": 3 ply rope. Sent to collector for identification (sketch)
Inventory Description
Twisted fiber rope, long, in loose bundle.
Classification
- Ropes
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972-1973
Culture
- Machagalla
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
/
Northern Wallega
Additional Geographic Terms
Horo-Guduru; Lemu; Gidda-Kiramu
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 27.5 x 3.4 cm (11 1/4 x 10 13/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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