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Object Number 99-15-70/53854
Display Title Mat of hibiscus fibre
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mat, rectangular, woven fiber, burlap texture 1 side, shag other, buff
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Dimensions Overall: 134 x 67 x 10.6 cm (52 3/4 x 26 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53854
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth

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