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78-1-36

From: Africa

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 78-1-36
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Africa
Section African
Materials Grass
Description

Grain sack of woven hemp. Trapezoid shape when laid flat. Horizontal bands of reddish-brown and dark brown have been woven in, with the dark brown bands in the center. The closed bottom end is fringed with knottted hemp. The open end has a thin carrying string of twisted natural and dark brown hemp.

Length 73 cm
Width 74 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mary Elizabeth King, 1978

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