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Grass skirt
Object Number 47-73-70/2807
Display Title Grass skirt
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skirt, braided waistband, looped long fiber fringe, varying shades of brown and
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Middle; Angerman
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 54 x 10 cm (25 9/16 x 21 1/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2807

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