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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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Apron
|
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Kimberley | |
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|
Thailand
| |
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|
Madagascar
|