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Object Number
40-12-70/1575
Display Title
Man's basketry pouch for carrying personals
Descriptions
Object Description
Man's basketry pouch for carrying personals (betel nut, betel pepper, arica nut, shell money) - hinge at top & bottom, no handle, natural with grey & yellow diamond stripes
Inventory Description
Bag, basketry, brown, yellow and tan woven linear design, fringed top, bottom
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Solomon islands
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<State>
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Bougainville Island
Materials
Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23.4 x 27.5 x 1 cm (9 3/16 x 10 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-12-70/1575
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