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Object Number 30-54-70/D3428
Display Title Fiber string with possum fur
Descriptions
Object Description Possom fur
Inventory Description Cord, bundle of twisted plant fiber and fur cord
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast
Dimensions Overall: 32.3 x 9.5 x 2.1 cm (12 11/16 x 3 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector W. Lloyd Warner (1929-1930)
Seller W. Lloyd Warner (1930)

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