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Wristband woven from black vine called "kwenit." Kept in place by +
Wristband woven from black vine called "kwenit." Kept in place by +
Object Number 39-17-70/1131
Display Title Wristband woven from black vine called "kwenit." Kept in place by +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kwenit
Inventory Description Bracelet, woven fiber band, black, stiff, fringed, flattened
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sanke Doek
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 10 x 1.2 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1131

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