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Fishing line and float
Object Number 47-54-70/2502
Display Title Fishing line and float
Descriptions
Inventory Description Float, wood cylinder, painted, notched at one end, twised cord wrapped at ends, shell hook attached
Classification
  • Float
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Santa Cruz Island
Additional Geographic Terms Santa Cruz Islands
Materials Shell, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 31.5 x 4.4. x 4.5
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2502

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