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Object Number
36-21-20/4736
Display Title
Cluster of silk cocoons - traded among the Zapotec
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Cocoon silk sample, partially spun into thread
Classification
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Additional Geographic Terms
Pinotepa region
Materials
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 6.2 x 3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-21-20/4736
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