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Catalog Number

CAS 2017-0005-0021   CAS 2017-0005-0021; 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 black bands interspersed with thin bands of red and yellow; Material extends at both ends as long fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 49.6, Thickness = 0.1, Length = ca. 179.0 including fringe