Lime box

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Object Number 07-30-70/72468

Display Title Lime box

Descriptions

Inventory Description Gourd container, ovate, cylindrical fiber plug, perforated with fiber, broken

Classification

Gourd

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Papua New Guinea

Materials Gourd, Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 11.7 x 6.9 x 6.5 cm (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 72468

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