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Object Number 37-98-70/750
Display Title Small cloth bag with weights for measuring gold
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kabi ana-a
Inventory Description Pouch, woven fiber, fiber cord wrapped, bone ornament, metal rings
Classification
  • Pouch
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Dimensions Overall: 9.2 x 8.8 x 7.3 cm (3 5/8 x 3 7/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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