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Object Number 37-98-70/798
Display Title Man's cotton loin cloth
Descriptions
Indigenous Term sambo afasi
Inventory Description Loincloth, woven cotton strip, plainweave, fringed
Classification
  • Loincloth
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 7.9 x 8.4 cm (6 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/798

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