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Object Number 35-36-60/2057
Display Title Rolls of thin brass plate - used in enlarging the hole in the ears +
Descriptions
Object Description 2 Rolls of thin brass plate - used in enlarging the hole in the ears for insertion of ear plugs
Inventory Description Ornaments, thin brass sheet, coiled tightly, one tied with string
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Laotian Thai?
  • Western Lao?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Thailand
Additional Geographic Terms Indochina, North: Chiengmai
Materials Brass, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 2.1 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm (13/16 x 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 35-36-60/2057

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