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1938.34.538

Leg dance jingle; leather strip onto which are stitched halved brown nut-shells. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/10/2005]

1938.34.538

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leg dance jingle; leather strip onto which are stitched halved brown nut-shells. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 24/10/2005]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
By 1909
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material String, Material Plant Nut-shell, Material Plant Seed Capsule, Process Perforated, Process Strung, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Width: max 60 mm leather, Length: max 235 mm leather
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.538 Other numbers: Balfour no. 538

Search terms: Music, Ornament, Dance, Musical Instrument, Leg Ornament

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