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Image Not Available for Cord, thin strip of bamboo, probably used to tie tongs
Cord, thin strip of bamboo, probably used to tie tongs
Image Not Available for Cord, thin strip of bamboo, probably used to tie tongs
Object Number 2004.1.348
Display Title Cord, thin strip of bamboo, probably used to tie tongs
Descriptions
Object Description Cord, thin strip of bamboo, probably used to tie tongs
Inventory Description Cord, thin strip of bamboo, probably used to tie tongs
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.8 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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