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Object Number 970-35-70/5193
Display Title Market produce bag, common variety, local name "ngasi", height 10 1/4". Made fro
Descriptions
Object Description Market produce bag, common variety, local name "ngasi", height 10 1/4". Made from coconut palm.
Inventory Description Woven palm leaf bag, square, narrow opening
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Buin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Additional Geographic Terms Buin town, near
Materials Palm leaf
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 53.5 x 9 cm (11 x 21 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-35-70/5193

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