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Yellow raffia pouch with woven cord - for tobacco, etc.
Yellow raffia pouch with woven cord - for tobacco, etc.
Object Number 64-2-70/4063
Display Title Yellow raffia pouch with woven cord - for tobacco, etc.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Pouch woven from twisted fiber, some wrapped with bands of colored fiber or bird quill, alternating yellow and reddish brown, long cord at top with faunal tooth or claw at end
Classification
  • Pouch
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • West Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Ilaka
Materials Fiber Quill? Animal matter
Dimensions Overall (handle excluded): 361 × 165 × 32 mm (14 3/16 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-2-70/4063

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