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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
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Solomon islands
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<State>
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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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