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Piece of wood with inner-bark fibers
Piece of wood with inner-bark fibers
Object Number 99-12-70/53644
Display Title Piece of wood with inner-bark fibers
Descriptions
Object Description Piece of the stock
Inventory Description Wood rod with bark and inner fiber
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Additional Geographic Terms Pacific Islands
Materials Wood Inner bark fiber
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 74 x 4 cm (1 3/16 x 29 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53644
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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