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Grass skirt
Object Number 36-105-70/418
Display Title Grass skirt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Grass skirt, shredded fiber fringe, 2 tiers, 2 panels, loop and tie closure, she
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Grass, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 43 x 9.4 cm (15 3/4 x 16 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/418

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