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Bunch of inner elm bark fibre for making inner elm bark cloth
Bunch of inner elm bark fibre for making inner elm bark cloth
Object Number 40-47-60/7030
Display Title Bunch of inner elm bark fibre for making inner elm bark cloth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bark, dried thin strips, tied in bundle
Classification
  • Bark
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yezo?
  • Ainu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan / Ishikari / Hokkaido
Materials Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 15 x 10 cm (15 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-47-60/7030
Provenance
Collector William Penn Brooks (1876-1888 - 1938)
Donor Mrs. George A. Drew (1938 - 1940)
Donor Dr. Sumner C. Brooks (1938 - 1940)

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