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Object Number 2003.1.2271
Display Title Thimble
Descriptions
Object Description Thimble
Inventory Description Thimble, brass, incised, perforated in center
Classification
  • Textileworking
Department Ethnographic
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (11/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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