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Woven bark fiber betel and tobacco pouch
Woven bark fiber betel and tobacco pouch
Object Number 37-98-70/794
Display Title Woven bark fiber betel and tobacco pouch
Descriptions
Indigenous Term bola nafo beweoe
Inventory Description Pouch, woven bark fiber, striped, black cotton edging, cloth loop
Classification
  • Pouch
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Bark fiber, Cotton, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm (14 x 8 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/794

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