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Object Number
39-17-70/1152
Display Title
Man's pandanus leaf "handbag" ("sungat"). Pieces cut out and used for +
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Sungat
Inventory Description
Bag, sewn leaves, rectangular, flat, two tabs at top
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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Sanke Doek
Materials
Leaf, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 29.5 x 16 x 0.6 cm (11 5/8 x 6 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1152
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