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Object Number 98-3-50/51492
Display Title Grass-cloth garment
Descriptions
Object Description Grass-cloth garment
Inventory Description Woven veg fiber, fine, cotton fabric edging and flap, nat/red/wht/dk bl, fringed
Classification
  • Fabric
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River
Dimensions Overall: 74 x 14.2 cm (29 1/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98-3-50/51492

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