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Object Number
40-12-70/1579
Display Title
Man's basketry pouch for carrying personals (shell money, betel nut, +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Woven fiber bag, square, flat, black and buff zig-zag design, braided strap, cur
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Bougainville Island
Materials
Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 16.3 x 8 x 5.9 cm (6 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-12-70/1579
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