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Carved clothespin
Object Number 976-5-00/74
Display Title Carved clothespin
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden clothespin, partially carved
Inventory Description Clothespin, carved wood, rounded knob at top, slip bottom, incised lines
Classification
  • Household accessory
Department Ethnographic
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 1.5 x 1.6 cm (4 5/16 x 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-5-00/74

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