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Married woman's skirt (second best) of grass and old net string
Married woman's skirt (second best) of grass and old net string
Object Number 64-18-70/4398
Display Title Married woman's skirt (second best) of grass and old net string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Net? bundled twisted fiber oval ring attached to knotted netting
Classification
  • Net
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kapauku
  • Dani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Oceania / Indonesia
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Valley of the Baliem River; Kutelu Area
Materials Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 36.4 x 16.6 x 5.3 cm (14 5/16 x 6 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-18-70/4398

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