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Object Number 13-24-60/84998
Display Title Top string
Descriptions
Inventory Description Cord, twisted plant fiber, tied around a top
Classification
  • Cords
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Assam
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 7.9 x 2 cm (7 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 84998

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