Piece of branch or stem of bark used for making barkcloth. It is cream in colour. There is a seam along one edge where the two ends have been rolled. [AB [OPS move] 24/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Piece of branch or stem of bark used for making barkcloth. It is cream in colour. There is a seam along one edge where the two ends have been rolled. [AB [OPS move] 24/7/2017]
Geographical reference: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Asia > Southern Asia > Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India); Nicobar Islands
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1884
Date collected: Prior to 1884
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Bark Wood Plant
Dimensions: Depth: max 24 mm, Width: max 33 mm, Length: max 378 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.87.100 PR no.: 2/ 160d

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