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Object Number 33-32-70/48
Display Title Palm leaf charms
Descriptions
Object Description Palm leaf charms
Inventory Description Ornament, palm fronds, leaves knotted along stalks
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Materials Palm frond
Dimensions Overall: 54 x 16.5 x 1.8 cm (21 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 33-32-70/48
Provenance
Collector Antonie Brandeis

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