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Modern bamboo fish holder; oval shape.
Modern bamboo fish holder; oval shape.
Object Number 973-21-70/5219
Display Title Modern bamboo fish holder; oval shape.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fish holder, elliptical body of bamboo lashed to wood supports, square opening
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Windward Islands / Tahiti
Additional Geographic Terms Society Islands
Materials Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 55 x 20 cm (9 7/16 x 21 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-21 / 70/5219

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