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Object Number
39-17-70/1371
Display Title
Basketry box and lid with string attached for carrying. Diamond pattern +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Basket, capsule type, hexagonal, knobbed ends, twisted cord, polychrome
Classification
- Basket
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Besarese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Dutch New Guinea
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<State>
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Kamwa
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 12.7 x 11.5 cm (8 11/16 x 5 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-17-70/1371
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