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Handtwisted fique cord threaded on a bone needle
Handtwisted fique cord threaded on a bone needle
Object Number 976-61-30/10018
Display Title Handtwisted fique cord threaded on a bone needle
Descriptions
Object Description Handtwisted fique cord threaded on a bone needle for use in the manufacture of bags. Needle is 10cm long; cord is wrapped around it.
Inventory Description Bone needle, large, wrapped with twisted fiber string.
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1976
Culture
  • Iku
  • Arhuaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials Bone, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm (3 7/8 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-61-30/10018
Provenance
Collector James Billipp (1976)

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