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Anaja frond menstrual mat
Anaja frond menstrual mat
Object Number 61-7-30/8320
Display Title Anaja frond menstrual mat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven fiber mat, rectangular with flat wood sticks on 1 side.
Classification
  • Mat
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Canela
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Baixao Preto
South America / Brazil / Maranhao / <County> / Barra do Corda / Ponto
Materials Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 51.7 x 40.5 x 0.9 cm (20 3/8 x 15 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-7-30/8320

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