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Grass skirt, 75 cm l. x 69 cm w.
Grass skirt, 75 cm l. x 69 cm w.
Object Number 976-31-70/5467
Display Title Grass skirt, 75 cm l. x 69 cm w.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skirt, fiber fringe, woven zigzag waistband, braided cord and loop
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Materials Grass, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 74 x 38 x 6 cm (29 1/8 x 14 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-31-70/5467

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