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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:Stalactite glove
Date Made:late 19th or early 20th century
Type:Clothing; Sculpture
Materials:Calcium bicarbonate and wire
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Overall: 2 1/8 in x 11 in x 4 in; 5.4 cm x 27.9 cm x 10.2 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.2105.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Object is a left hand glove that was suspended in a cave and became a manmade stalactite. Evidence of two buttons at wrist and damage to pinky finger.

Tags:
clothing; deterioration; tourism

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