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Object Number 27-56-70/D2828
Display Title Pig catcher
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bamboo loop, double shaft, brown, cane binding, twisted and knotted fiber strap
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Village of Kuprel
Additional Geographic Terms Du Nigro River, near mouth of
Dimensions Overall: 125 x 28 x 3.5 cm (49 3/16 x 11 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-2828

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