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1928.69.976.1

Bamboo cylinder shuttle with roundly tapered head. [IL [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]

1928.69.976.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo cylinder shuttle with roundly tapered head. [IL [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]
Long description
Bamboo cylinder shuttle with roundly tapered head. Half of the shuttle has had part of the surface shaved or removed, exposing a lighter shade. Lighter half decorated with several incised bands, rectangles of original surface, cross hatching, chequered triangle patterns, floral motifs, animal figures (fish, birds and mammals, crustaceans, and more) and branching lines. Drilled holes on either side midway along the shuttle, with yarn inserted through. [1928.69.976 .2] inserted inside. [IL [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Bangladesh
Asia > Southern Asia > Bangladesh
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1926
Date collected
19 December 1926
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1927 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Yarn, Process Inscribed, Process Incised, Process Drilled
Dimensions
Depth: max 37 mm, Length: max 425 mm, Width: max 43 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.976.1

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