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Needle and sheath or case
Needle and sheath or case
Object Number 77-35-50/11655
Display Title Needle and sheath or case
Descriptions
Object Description Needle and sheath or case
Inventory Description Leather case, sewn, w/ metal awl, 3 strands of red glass beads w/ larger wood be
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Leather, Metal, Glass, Fiber, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 4 x 1 cm (16 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11655
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mrs. John Dixwell

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