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Painted coconut shell basket made by a school child
Painted coconut shell basket made by a school child
Object Number 973-11-70/5252
Display Title Painted coconut shell basket made by a school child
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bowl, coconut shell, serrated rim, span handle, painted floral designs
Classification
  • Bowl
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Coconut shell, Paint
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 12.5 x 12.9 cm (5 3/8 x 4 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-11-70/5252

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