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Object Number 39-112-60/6624
Display Title Butah (Acantholimon sp.) fibre rope - made by men and boys
Descriptions
Object Description Butah (Acantholimon sp.) fibre rope - made by men and boys at any +
Inventory Description Rope, twisted fiber rop, red fiber wrapped at ends
Classification
  • Ropes
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Besud
  • Hazara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Afghanistan
Additional Geographic Terms Afghanistan, Central: Hazarajat; Besud
Dimensions Overall: 76 x 1 cm (29 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-112-60/6624

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