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Bark paper
Object Number 36-35-20/4418
Display Title Bark paper
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark paper bundle, several sheets folded and tied with bark strip
Classification
  • Communication artifacts
Department Ethnographic
Date 1936
Culture
  • Otomi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Hidalgo
Additional Geographic Terms San Pablito; Pahuatlan
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 13.5 x 6.7 x 2.3 cm (5 5/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-35-20/4418

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