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1967.29.47.3

Hollow bamboo pen.

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1967.29.47.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hollow bamboo pen.
Long description
Hollow bamboo pen. The head is carved diagonally to form a tip. The tip is covered with black ink. [MJD 19/08/2014]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Mercy Watson
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1887
Date collected
1885-1887
Acquisition information
Donated: 1967
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Ink, Process Carved, Process Stained
Dimensions
Length: max 140 mm, Width: max 9 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1967.29.47.3

Search terms: Writing, Pen

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