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Object Number 973-4-60/13305
Display Title Knitting needles.
Descriptions
Object Description Garo carpenter-made knitting needles, 12 in
Inventory Description Needles, carved bamboo, long, round heads
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1942-1945
Culture
  • Garo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Assam
Additional Geographic Terms Assam, Northwest; Garo region
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm (12 3/16 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 973-4-60/13305

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