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Object Number
976-61-30/9993
Display Title
Bag made from sheep or goat scrotum, used to store small items.
Descriptions
Object Description
Bag made from a sheeps's scrotum, used to store small items. It has a handle of handspun fique or maguay fiber
Inventory Description
Hide bag, small, with black unprocessed wool, twisted fiber tie handle.
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1976
Culture
- Arhuaco
- Iku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Colombia
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Sogrome
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials
Hide, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 14 x 5.6 cm (12 3/16 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-61-30/9993
Provenance
Collector
James Billipp
(1976)
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