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Net for catching insects and fish
Object Number 79-14-20/17463
Display Title Net for catching insects and fish
Descriptions
Object Description Net
Inventory Description Net, finely woven with wooden frame, handle broken in 2 pieces.
Classification
  • Net
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Mexico / Texcoco / <City> / Texcoco
Additional Geographic Terms Tezcoco
Materials Vegetable fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 137 x 41 x 3.5 cm (53 15/16 x 16 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 17463

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