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Object Number 00-8-70/55507
Display Title Cocoanut fibre cordage
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cords, twisted plant fiber, coiled and bundled
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands / Ralik Chain / Jaluit Atoll
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 54.4 x 13.6 x 6.3 cm (21 7/16 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55507

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