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Object Number 37-98-70/641
Display Title Bark loin cloth - prt of man's everyday dress
Descriptions
Indigenous Term solo-oe
Inventory Description Loincloth, bark fiber, long strip, natural, torn in places
Classification
  • Loincloth
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Materials Bark
Dimensions Overall: 55 x 22 x 7 cm (21 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/641

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