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1948.7.13

Strainer made from grass fibre plant. Its widest point is at the rim, and then slowly tapers towards a pointed end. [BH [OPS Move] 13/12/2016]

1948.7.13

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Collection type
Object
Description
Strainer made from grass fibre plant. Its widest point is at the rim, and then slowly tapers towards a pointed end. [BH [OPS Move] 13/12/2016]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Arunachal Pradesh
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1947
Date collected
Before 1947
Acquisition information
Donated: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Process Plaited, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 321 mm, Width: max 245 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.7.13
Research and responses

JP Mills retired from India in 1947 so these objects must probably have been collected prior to that date [AP 19/7/2000]

Search terms: Food and Drink, Tool, Basketry, Sieve, Food Accessory, Funnel

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