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Object Number 16-48-20/C7460
Display Title Sample of rope made from bark
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark rope bundle
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Guaymí
  • Chilchan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama
Additional Geographic Terms Cricamola River; Pacific Side
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 48 x 7.8 x 4.8 cm (18 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C7460

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