- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Skein
- Cultural groups
- Harasis
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 2003
- Date collected
- By 2003
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 2003
- Materials and processes
- Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Spun, Process Wound
- Dimensions
- Width 26 mm, Length 565 mm unfolded and untwisted
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2003.9.291 Other numbers: No field collector's number
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