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Type of object:
Household accessory

Accession number: 2005.1006 Inventory number: GB 62

Object: Fly net

Material/technique: Cotton, glass / hand-made

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Round cotton mesh weighted with dark blue glass beads, for use over tea glass or sweets to protect from insects.

Measurements: Dia. 16 cm (incl. beads) Weight 9 g

Condition: Worn

Provenance: Afghanistan

Donated by: Walter Gürtler, Hegenheim

Photograph:

Copyright © - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica - Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005

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