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Object Number 80-28-20/22856
Display Title Fibre and leaves agave
Descriptions
Object Description Sample, agave
Inventory Description Bundle of fiber, tied with fiber, with four dried leaves.
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Coahuila
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Coahuila / <County> / <City> / Near caves
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 57.5 x 11.2 x 7 cm (22 5/8 x 4 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 22856

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