Wound braid of "gwo" leaves, ashes of which are used like salt on +

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Object Number 39-17-70/1236

Display Title Wound braid of "gwo" leaves, ashes of which are used like salt on +

Descriptions

Inventory Description Leaves, braided and bundled

Classification

Plant fiber

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Madik

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sanke Doek

Materials Leaf

Dimensions Overall: 14.7 x 10.3 x 5.2 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 39-17-70/1236

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