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Two embroidered women's eye masks (burqa)
Two embroidered women's eye masks (burqa)
Object Number 20-33-60/D1415
Display Title Two embroidered women's eye masks (burqa)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Masks, rectangular wood board, covered with cloth, embroidered gold thread
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Syria
Materials Wood, Cotton, Silk, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 24.9 x 13 x 0.4 cm (9 13/16 x 5 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object D1415; 91-Q / 138; 91-Q / 138a

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