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Object Number 78-46-70/15319
Display Title Liku worn by women
Descriptions
Inventory Description Belt, woven fiber band, crinkled buff fringe, shredded bark ties, shedding
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Dimensions Overall: 45 x 12 x 13 cm (17 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15319

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