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Object Number 55-4-10/34871.1
Display Title Breech cloth, red, blue, and black
Descriptions
Object Description Breech cloth, red, blue, and black
Inventory Description Breech cloth, red, blue, and black
Classification
  • Breechcloth
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Transition Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Southwest
Materials Wool
Quantity 1
Label on object 55-4-10/34871

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