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Object Number
37-98-70/806
Display Title
Woven cotton girdle worn over sarong by pregnant women
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
aurnifafali
Inventory Description
Sash, cotton, appliques stripes of cotton cloth, backed with blue cotton
Classification
- Sash
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Cotton, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 65 x 17.5 x 0.5 cm (25 9/16 x 6 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/806
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