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1890s
GUSN-38992
FAN (A): Carved and pierced tortoise shell sticks and guards; gold lace leaf; shell rivet and ring. BOX (B,C): Two-piece box covered with shiny white paper.
commodes (headdresses)
accessories
carving (processes)
lace (needlework)
paper (fiber product)
piercing
tortoise shell
Shell
Lace
Unidentified Paper
Carved
Pierced
FAN & BOX
1937.291A,B,C
Unknown
1937.291A-C
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