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Man's pubic apron - folded rectangle of dark brown cloth
Man's pubic apron - folded rectangle of dark brown cloth
Object Number 40-12-70/1545
Display Title Man's pubic apron - folded rectangle of dark brown cloth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Folded breech cloth, bark cloth, rectangular, brown, organic residue
Classification
  • Breechcloth
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Barkcloth
Dimensions Overall: 19.8 x 18 x 12.5 cm (7 13/16 x 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1545

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