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Object Number 37-38-20/4851
Display Title Envelope containing contents of pouches of girdles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fiber and seed fragments
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Huichol
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Nayarit-Tepic
Materials Fiber, Seed
Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 0.2 cm (3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1 bag

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