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Object Number
16-55-70/D644
Display Title
Betel nut bag
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bag, woven basketry, flat base, open at top, wax or resin on exterior of basket, one side of basket covered with variously colored beads in geometric pattern, beaded extensions and multicolored fiber tassels at center of beading, woven fiber strap, strap exterior beaded, multiple brass bells attached to hanging beaded extensions at either side of basket rim and either side of strap
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bagobo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Philippines
/
Mindanao
Dimensions
Overall (excluding strap): 9.3 × 17.1 × 8.7 cm (3 11/16 × 6 3/4 × 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-644
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