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Fishing line and float
Object Number 47-54-70/2501
Display Title Fishing line and float
Descriptions
Inventory Description Float, carved wood cylinder, painted, stone tied at one end, wrapped with line
Classification
  • Float
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Santa Cruz Island
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Materials Wood, Plant fiber, Pigment, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 32.5 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm (12 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2501; D.3###42 / Santa Cruz

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