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Object Number 27-56-70/D2728
Display Title String skirt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skirt, plant fiber cord with hanging twisted fiber strands
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Village of Kowel
Additional Geographic Terms Maro River, about 60 mi from mouth of
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 37.1 x 35.2 x 1 cm (14 5/8 x 13 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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