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Object Number 48-51-70/2964
Display Title Cocoanut cord (auw) made by left-handed man
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Auw
Inventory Description Cord, twisted fiber cordage, tied into bundle
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 1 x 1.3 cm (15 3/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/2964

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