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Handspun fique cord.
Object Number 976-61-30/10017
Display Title Handspun fique cord.
Descriptions
Object Description Handspun fique cord. For use either to tie up small objects or to make a bag or tutu. This is hand-twisted along the leg. 111 cm long
Inventory Description Twisted fiber cord, light brown, unraveled end.
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1976
Culture
  • Iku
  • Arhuaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia
Additional Geographic Terms Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria, Southern corner of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 111 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (43 11/16 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-61-30/10017; 38
Provenance
Collector James Billipp (1976)

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