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Object Number 991-12-60/14970A
Display Title Two Green Stone (Jade?) Ornaments, May Have Been Used as Hairpins
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Two green stone (jade?) ornaments, may have been used as hairpins. They have a hole through the top of each through which is tied a blue silk cord. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 6 cm. (l) x .5 cm. (?) x .6 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Pendant, jadeite, carved, long, tapered, perforated, blue string
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 6 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/14970A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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