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Garter or leg band, worn in dance
Garter or leg band, worn in dance
Object Number 27-63-60/D3061
Display Title Garter or leg band, worn in dance
Descriptions
Inventory Description Leglet, wrapped fiber band, tubular shell bead fringe, cloth/ shell ornaments
Classification
  • Leglet
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / <State> / Andaman Islands
Materials Plant fiber, Cotton, Dye, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 25.7 x 9.5 x 1 cm (10 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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