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1928.59.20

Incised bamboo cylinder.

1928.59.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Incised bamboo cylinder.
Long description
Incised bamboo cylinder. The vessel is decoratively carved with letters, human figures, animals, birds, fish, ships, fishing and hunting scenes and a church. The container is stoppered at one end and a hook is inserted in the body of the container above the stoppered end. [CW [OPS Move] 25/10/2016]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1928
Date collected
By 1928
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 53 mm, Length: max 1010 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.59.20

Search terms: Vessel, Figure, Unidentified Object, Fish Figure

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