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Neck string
Object Number 33-32-70/75
Display Title Neck string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cordage, braided hair cord, knotted
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands
Materials Hair
Dimensions Overall: 45 x 10 x 0.5 cm (17 11/16 x 3 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-32-70/75
Provenance
Collector Antonie Brandeis

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