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Fishing lines
Object Number 23-47-70/D1790
Display Title Fishing lines
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cords, plant fiber line, twisted, sealed with resin, wrapped in bundles
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Materials Plant fiber, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 19.3 x 2.6 cm (8 7/16 x 7 5/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object D1790

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