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1884.6.14

Boat shaped wooden bowl, carved from a single piece of wood. inlaid with mother o' pearl, with a representation of a porpoise on one side. Each side of the decoration is not symmetric [BH [OPS move] 26/8/2016]

1884.6.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Boat shaped wooden bowl, carved from a single piece of wood. inlaid with mother o' pearl, with a representation of a porpoise on one side. Each side of the decoration is not symmetric [BH [OPS move] 26/8/2016]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874
Date collected
Prior to 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pearl Shell, Process Carved, Process Inlaid
Dimensions
Height: max 71 mm, Length: max 84 mm, Width: max 142 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.6.14 PR Cat other PR nos: 3067 PR Cat other PR nos: ?3097 ? 3091

Search terms: Food and Drink, Vessel, Figure, Bowl, Animal Figure, Food Accessory

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