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Object Number 47-72-70/2766
Display Title Grass skirt (nambase)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Nambase
Inventory Description Skirt, woven diamond design waistband, red fiber fringe
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Vanuatu / <State> / Malakula Island
Dimensions Overall: 74.5 x 38 x 11 cm (29 5/16 x 14 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-72-70/2766

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