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Catalog Number

CAS 2017-0005-0017A,B   CAS 2017-0005-0017A,B; Pouch with lid
Category Basketry
Object Name Pouch with lid
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber
Description Double pouch “for pepper leaves”; Two-piece pouch woven of sun-bleached pandanus fibers; Both sections of the pouch are narrow and rectangular in shape with high sides; One section fits completely over the other to form a lid.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 12.0, Thickness = 2.6, Length = 16.0