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1942.3.12.1B

Transverse section, cut and polished, of wart hog ivory. [DCF Court Team 5/12/2002]

1942.3.12.1B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Transverse section, cut and polished, of wart hog ivory. [DCF Court Team 5/12/2002]
Geographical reference
Africa
Africa
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Animal Tooth
Dimensions
Diameter: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.3.12.1B Other PRM accession number: 1942.3.B12a
Associated publications
A microsection made from from this piece is probably illustrated in black and white as Plate XIII in Penniman, T.K., 1956, 'Pictures of ivory and other animal teeth, bone and antler: with a brief commentary on their use and identification', Occasional Papers on Technology 5, Oxford University Press, Oxford. The caption reads 'WART HOG, UPPER CANINE left, transverse section x 4.' [JU 30/10/2014]

Search terms: Animalia, Specimen, Animal Part

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