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Object Number 99-15-70/53868
Display Title Tauaga fibre strainer for food, etc.,
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fiber strands bundled together, fine, buff
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 19 x 7 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53868
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth

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