Pacific Barkcloth Under the Microscope – Characterisation of Condition, Decoration and Structure
By: Margaret J. Smith and Aisling Macken
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcms.193 | Journal eISSN: 1364-0429
Language: English
Page range: 2 - 2
Submitted on: Dec 13, 2019
Accepted on: Aug 3, 2020
Published on: Oct 6, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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