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Spinifex plant
Object Number 23-46-70/D1733
Display Title Spinifex plant
Descriptions
Inventory Description Plant fiber, dried, tied in bundle
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Kimberley
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 22 x 10 cm (22 1/16 x 8 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 23-46-70/D1733
Provenance
Collector E. Clement (1922)
Seller Unknown (2/26/1923)

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Cordage made from spinifex fiber
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Tools
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Tools
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Mineral
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