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Object Number 47-73-70/2828
Display Title Lime gourd
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd, elongated oval, hole 1 end, incised and pigmented curvilinear designs
Classification
  • Gourd
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik, Middle; Tambonum
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 8 x 8 cm (14 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-73-70/2828/ L-61/ W.L.Moss/ Tambonum/ Middle Sepik/ Lime gourd

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