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Sling
Object Number 970-3-70/4735
Display Title Sling
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sling, woven and braided fiber cord, 1 end looped, other tassled
Classification
  • Slingshot
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 154 x 4 x 1.4 cm (60 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-3-70/4735
Provenance
Collector Bradley H. Phillips (1896-1900)
Donor Prof. Philip Phillips (March 9, 1970)

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