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Object Number
41-22-70/1988
Display Title
Fishing net made of knotted fibre - shell and stone sinkers on one +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Net, twisted fiber, 1 end shell and coral? sinkers, 1 end trapezoidal wood piece
Classification
- Net
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Trobriand Islands
/
<State>
/
Iwa Island
Oceania / Trobriand Islands / <State> / Jouveney
Oceania / Trobriand Islands / <State> / Jouveney
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Wood, Coral, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 31.5 x 8 cm (20 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-22-70/1988
Provenance
Collector
Helen Shoemaker
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Donald C. Scott
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