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Object Number
2012.13.9.1
Display Title
Tortoiseshell hairpin
Descriptions
Object Description
Tortoiseshell hairpin; rounded bottom, pointed tip; yellow and light brown tortoiseshell; yellow is translucent, light brown is slightly translucent
Inventory Description
Hairpin, tortoiseshell, flat, tapered to point at one end
Classification
- Hair ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1957-1958 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Burma
Materials
Tortoiseshell
Dimensions
Other: 10.3 x 0.9 x 0.06 cm (4 1/16 x 3/8)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2012.13.9.1
Provenance
Collector
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(1957-2012)
Donor
Donated by
Hazel Hitson Weidman
(1957-2012)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012.13.9.2 | Tortoiseshell hairpin |
Hair ornament
|
Burma
| |
| 2012.13.9.3 | Tortoiseshell hairpin |
Hair ornament
|
Burma
| |
| 2012.13.12 | Tortoiseshell hair comb |
Hair ornament
|
Burma
| |
| 2012.13.11 | Tortoiseshell comb |
Comb
|
Burma
| |
| 2000.30.20 | Tortoiseshell compact |
Accessory
|
Botswana
| |
| 00-8-70/55737 | Tortoiseshell pendant |
Pendant
|
Truk Island
| |
| 2005.6.20 | Fan with tortoiseshell section |
Fan
|
Oceania
| |
| 2005.6.19 | Fan with tortoiseshell section |
Fan
|
Oceania
| |
| 2012.2.1 | Tortoiseshell pouch in sleeve beaded with light blue, white, yellow, red, transparent red, transparent yellow and indigo blue beads in banded pattern; holds fragrant wood chips |
Pouch
|
Botswana
| |
| 2000.30.8.1 | Tortoiseshell container |
Box
|
Botswana
| |
|
| 2000.30.8.2 | Tortoiseshell container |
Box
|
Botswana
| |
| 987-22-10/108933 | Tortoiseshell fragment, heavily degraded |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
|