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Object Number 37-98-70/774
Display Title Scoop net for fish
Descriptions
Indigenous Term alawa
Inventory Description Net, bent reed rim and handle, lashed with plant fiber, fiber net
Classification
  • Net
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Reed, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 81.1 x 24.6 x 1.9 cm (31 15/16 x 9 11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/774

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