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Catalog Number CAS 2017-0005-0020   CAS 2017-0005-0020; Cloth (lava lava)
Category Textiles
Object Name Cloth (lava lava)
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 Commercial thread
Description Long rectangular cloth decorated with a pattern of wide, dark blue and pink bands interspersed with thinner bands of black, red, yellow, and white; Material extends at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 51.3, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 177.0 including fringe