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Catalog Number CAS 1999-0005-0012   CAS 1999-0005-0012; Tweezers
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Tweezers
Culture Tibetan
Global Region South-Central Asia
Country India
State/Prov./Dist. Ladakh
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Steel
Description Pair of tweezers hand-fashioned from strip of steel that has been hammered flat and folded in half to form the actual tweezers; Prior to folding, the edges of each half were cut so that each half gradually expands in width from the proximal to the distal ends; Two notches have also been cut along each edge near the proximal end, and the actual proximal tips have been bend inward; Narrow steel band is wrapped around proximal handle to control the tweezer’s “spring” and can be slid back and forth; Where the halves of the tweezer are folded over each other, a small steel loop has been inserted for fastening the tweezers to a chain or belt; Exterior surfaces of the tweezer are undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Depth = 0.7, Length = 8.1