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Prayer Stone Wrapper

Prayer stone wrapper A.1995.93.334-6

Cotton, embroidered

39.37 cm x 39.6875 cm; 5 1/2 in x 15 5/8 in,

c. 1960

Afghanistan, Hazara group

Gift of the Neutrogena Corporation

 

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Uploaded on December 16, 2009
Taken on June 17, 2008