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Object Number
37-98-70/669
Display Title
Basket formerly used for things on back, now only used by old people
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
hiloq ndraalawe
Inventory Description
Basket, cylindrical woven reed, wood rim, woven fiber piece attached, bark strap
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch East Indies
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<State>
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Nias Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Dutch East Indies, South; Hilisimaetano, vicinity of
Materials
Plant fiber, Wood, Reed, Bark
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 20 x 17.5 cm (7 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/669
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