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Object Number
970-29-70/4797
Display Title
Male ornament for dances ("ketekwaakwaa") tied under the knee
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Leglets, twisted plant fiber cord with tied white shell discoidal beads
Classification
- Leglet
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Baelelea village
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 150.3 x 2.2 x 0.5 cm (59 3/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-29-70/4797
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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