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Object Number 973-11-70/5229
Display Title Knotless net bags (a,b,c,d), two are 13.5 in. l.; other 2 are 10 1/2" 1. Woven i
Descriptions
Object Description Knotless net bags (a,b,c,d), two are 13.5 in. l.; other 2 are 10 1/2" 1. Woven into horizontal bands, alternating brown, tan and off-white.
Inventory Description Netted fiber bags, strap handles, brown and buff bands, misshapen
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Southern Highland?
Dimensions Overall: 50.4 x 12 x 4.2 cm (19 13/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 973-11-70/5229

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