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Object Number 00-8-70/55692
Display Title Hibiscus mat girdle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Skirt?, woven plant fiber, zig zag pattern, fringe at center, sewn edges
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands / Taritari Island
Additional Geographic Terms Butaritari Village
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 58 x 132 x 1.1 cm (22 13/16 x 51 15/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55692

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00-8-70/55694 Hibiscus mat girdle
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