- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Leather pouch. [AF [OPS Move] 22/3/2017]
- Long description
- Amulet. Leather pouch. Triangular in shape with red leather decoration with metal studs and a pom-pom made from green, red and yellow wool. There is a cream leather strap repaired with metal wire. [AF [OPS Move] 22/3/2017]
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector J.B. Crane
- Field collector Edward Herbert Fison
- PRM source Ipswich Museum
- PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1932
- Date collected
- By 1932
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1966
- Materials and processes
- Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Metal, Material Paper Plant, Process Decorated, Process Stitched, Process Riveted
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 22 mm, Width: max 145 mm, Length: max 273 mm including strap
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1966.1.697 Other numbers: 1932.95.17
Search terms: Religion, Animal Gear, Writing, Ornament, Amulet
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