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1948.10.49.1

Bamboo vessel [.1] used for boiling tea, with a stopper of plant fibre [.3]. Inside a wicker container [.2]. [ZM 29/10/2003]

1948.10.49.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo vessel [.1] used for boiling tea, with a stopper of plant fibre [.3]. Inside a wicker container [.2]. [ZM 29/10/2003]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Arunachal Pradesh
Cultural groups
Digaru
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 Bamboo Plant, Material Gourd Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Metal, Process Wicker Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Length: max 320 mm total
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.10.49.1 Accession number: 1948.10.49.2 Accession number: 1948.10.49.3
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: Vessel, Transport and Travel, Basketry, Food and Drink, Carrying Device, Basket, Cooking Vessel, Tea Accessory, Food Accessory, Stopper

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