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1978.10.2.1

Part of wooden door lock with incised decorations. [AF [OPS Move] 22/5/2017]

1978.10.2.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Part of wooden door lock with incised decorations. [AF [OPS Move] 22/5/2017]
Long description
Part of wooden door lock with incised decorations. Vertical portion of lock, dabba, decoratively carved with a knob at the top, troughs & ridges & steps on body, jagged diamonds below. There is also a small wedge that had detached from the main body. [AF [OPS Move] 22/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Northern Sudan Ash-Shamaliyah Wadi Halfa Serra West Village
Person
Field collector Marian Barbara Wenzel
PRM source Marian Barbara Wenzel
Date / Period
Date made: Before 03/1964
Date collected
March 1964
Acquisition information
Donated: 1978
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Decorated, Process Incised, Process Painted, Process Grooved
Dimensions
Length: max 438 mm, Length x Width: max 96 x 97 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1978.10.2.1

Search terms: Lock, Dwelling, Lock Tumbler

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