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Object Number
47-72-70/2758
Display Title
Grass "apron" - worn by chief
Descriptions
Object Description
Grass "apron" - worn by chief. See Authorities and Bibliography for more info.
Inventory Description
Cloth, woven plant fiber, rectangular, flat, fringed at both ends, openwork weave at both ends, purple-brown dyed pattern, pattern painted on one side and seeping through to reverse, banded linear designs
Classification
- Apron
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Vanuatu
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<State>
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Malo Island
Materials
Plant fiber , Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 39 × 143 × 4.2 cm (15 3/8 × 56 5/16 × 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-72-70/2758
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