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Object Number
39-17-70/1132
Display Title
Pandanus leaf fibre legbands (shemgwes"). Worn by women. One half +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Shemgwe
Inventory Description
Leg bands, woven plant fiber, one unfinished with reed needle woven on side
Classification
- Leglet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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Sanke Doek
Materials
Plant fiber, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm (5 11/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
39-17-70/1132
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