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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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