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Object Number 37-98-70/800
Display Title Bride's cotton sarong
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven textile, red cotton, blue border design, backed with tan cotton, soiled
Classification
  • Woven
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch East Indies / <State> / Nias Island / Soliga / Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms Central
Materials Cotton, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 103 x 63 cm (40 9/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-98-70/800

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