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Object Number 39-17-70/1300
Display Title Length of fibre twine used for bird snares ("ganem"). Made by men.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Ganem
Inventory Description Cords, twisted plant fiber cord, wrapped in tight elongated bundle
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Luelala Moraid
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Sainke Doek
Additional Geographic Terms Luelala Moraid
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 3.2 x 3.3 cm (9 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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