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Woven bark fiber betel and tobacco pouch
Woven bark fiber betel and tobacco pouch
Object Number 37-98-70/795
Display Title Woven bark fiber betel and tobacco pouch
Descriptions
Indigenous Term bola nafo beweoe
Inventory Description Pouch, woven fiber, brown, black, tan, striped, open one end, cloth loop
Classification
  • Pouch
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Cotton, Dye, Bark fiber
Dimensions Overall: 18.6 x 22.1 x 1.3 cm (7 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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