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Object Number
39-17-70/1316
Display Title
Basketry sago sieve, used to sift dry sago before cooking
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Basket, woven fiber, shallow square, rounded bottom, openwork
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mega Moi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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Sorong
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 29.5 x 27.5 x 9 cm (11 5/8 x 10 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1316
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