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Woman's dance apron
Object Number 18-20-70/D1225
Display Title Woman's dance apron
Descriptions
Inventory Description Apron, buff tapa with seed, bead, fiber and red cloth tassels and fringe, folded
Classification
  • Apron
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Manus Province / Manus Island
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Materials Tapa, Plant fiber, Seed, Cotton, Shell, Nut, Fruit, barkcloth, Snail shell
Dimensions Overall: 73 x 44.5 cm (28 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1225/ 135309
Provenance
Expedition Joseph N. Field (1918)

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