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Object Number
39-17-70/1299
Display Title
Length of fibre twine used for bird snares ("ganem"). Made by men.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ganem
Inventory Description
Cords, finely twisted plant fiber cord, wrapped in tight elongated bundle
Classification
- Cords
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Luelala Moraid
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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Sainke Doek
Additional Geographic Terms
Luelala Moraid
Materials
Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm (9 1/16 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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