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Object Number 04-19-70/63282
Display Title Torch
Descriptions
Inventory Description Torch, cylindrical, sewn plant leaves, stuffed, tied with plant fiber
Classification
  • Lighting device
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Additional Geographic Terms Koppit; Sarawak
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 53 x 4.2 x 4 cm (20 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63282

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