Small skein spun silk

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Object Number 31-51-60/D3874

Display Title Small skein spun silk

Descriptions

Inventory Description Skein of silk, white, twisted and tied, sealed in plastic bag.

Classification

Faunal

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Asia / Japan

Materials Silk

Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 4.1 x 1.1 cm (5 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 7/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Provenance

Donor W. C. Thairwall (1931)

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