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Object Number 79-14-20/17686
Display Title Paper made from agave fibre
Descriptions
Object Description Paper, agave
Inventory Description Paper sheets, rectangular, folded, white, made of pressed fiber.
Classification
  • Textile
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / San Luis Potosi
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 23.5 x 0.6 cm (13 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 17686; Paper made from the fibre of the agave, or century plant.

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