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Object Number 40-12-70/1546
Display Title Man's pubic apron - folded rectangle of dark brown cloth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Apron of brown tapa cloth, folded, twisted fiber cord ties
Classification
  • Apron
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Dimensions Overall: 25.8 x 23.2 x 3.8 cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1546

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