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Object Number
11-2-70/83884
Display Title
Fish net
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Net, twisted and knotted fiber, shells at one end, wood trapezoids at other
Classification
- Net
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
/
Massim
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Shell, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 9.7 x 9 cm (16 15/16 x 3 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
83884
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
Donor
Donated by
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
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