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Handle for frame of fish net
Handle for frame of fish net
Object Number 09-33-70/75446
Display Title Handle for frame of fish net
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden frame or handle for fish net, fiber tied at one end
Classification
  • Net
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Manus Province / Matty Island
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Wuvulu Island
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 30 x 2.4 cm (13 3/4 x 11 13/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75446 / #2323

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