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Horsehair rope
Object Number 976-61-30/9992
Display Title Horsehair rope
Descriptions
Object Description Horsehair rope used to tether a large animal or to make a bridle
Inventory Description Braided horse hair rope, long, brown, tied in bundle.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ropes
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1976
Culture
  • Arhuaco
  • Iku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia / <State> / <County> / Mamuncana
South America / Colombia / <State> / <County> / Mamuncanaca
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Southern corner of
Materials Horsehair
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 28 x 8.6 cm (16 15/16 x 11 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-61-30/9992; 13
Provenance
Collector James Billipp (1976)

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