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Bark for rope making "Majagua"
Bark for rope making "Majagua"
Object Number 16-48-20/C7459
Display Title Bark for rope making "Majagua"
Descriptions
Object Description Bark for rope making "Majagua"
Inventory Description Fiber, bundle of stripped bark
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Guaymí
  • Chilchan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama
Additional Geographic Terms Cricamola River; Pacific Side
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 49.3 x 7.5 x 7 cm (19 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C7459

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