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Object Number 31-51-60/D3873
Display Title Skein raw silk
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hank of silk thread, white, twisted and knotted.
Classification
  • Textile
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Silk
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm (9 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor W. C. Thairwall (1931)

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