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Object Number
39-17-70/1201
Display Title
Fish net ("nurshie") and rattan net stretcher
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Nurshie
Inventory Description
Net, knotted fiber, bundled on cut ovate reed frame
Classification
- Net
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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<County>
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<City>
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Sanke Doek
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 66.8 x 28 x 9 cm (26 5/16 x 11 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1201
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