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Object Number 00-8-70/55770
Display Title Banana fibre sashes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sash, woven fiber, multicolored and natural stripe pattern, fringed
Classification
  • Sash
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Caroline Islands
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Kurai Island
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Strong Island
Dimensions Overall: 128 x 16 x 0.2 cm (50 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 16
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector Alexander Agassiz
Donor Alexander Agassiz

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