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Object Number
99-12-30/85916
Display Title
Square cambric handkerchief pleated into this form (turtle)
Descriptions
Object Description
Handkerchief
Inventory Description
Turtle made of plaited (silk) handkerchief, stuffed with cotton
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Carib?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Netherlands
/
Netherlands Antilles
/
Curacao
Materials
Silk, Cotton, Vegetable fiber, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 15 x 9 cm (9 7/16 x 5 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
85916
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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