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Object Number 48-51-70/2966
Display Title Cocoanut rope
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rope, twisted plant fiber, bundle
Classification
  • Ropes
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 31.5 x 8.4 x 6.8 cm (12 3/8 x 3 5/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/2966

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