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Object Number
02-20-60/62071
Display Title
Tortoise shell netting needle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Needle, tortoise shell, flat, tapered one end with cut-out pin in center, notche
Classification
- Needle
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
<State>
/
Maldive Islands
Materials
Tortoiseshell
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm (4 7/16 x 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62071
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