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Bit - iron and copper - of Japanese manufacture
Bit - iron and copper - of Japanese manufacture
Object Number 40-47-60/7055
Display Title Bit - iron and copper - of Japanese manufacture
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bit, iron with incised design, copper rings and chain links
Classification
  • Bridle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yezo?
  • Ainu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan / Ishikari / Hokkaido
Materials Iron, Copper
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 12.7 x 3.4 cm (13 x 5 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-47-60/7055
Provenance
Collector William Penn Brooks (1876-1888 - 1938)
Donor Dr. Sumner C. Brooks (1938 - 1940)
Donor Mrs. George A. Drew (1938 - 1940)

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