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Object Number 00-8-70/55545
Display Title Sling
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sling, woven plant fiber pad, twisted fiber ties, one end frayed
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Marshall Islands
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 87 x 6.2 x 1.2 cm (34 1/4 x 2 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 00-8-70/55545

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