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Object Number 991-12-60/15095B
Display Title Pair of Alabaster Hairpins
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Pair of hairpins (a-b) of alabaster. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each: 17 cm. (?) x 1.8 cm. (?) x 1.8 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Pin, hair pin, carved alabaster, one end pointed, other end partial knob, chippe
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Alabaster
Dimensions Overall: 16.7 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm (6 9/16 x 11/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15095B
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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