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1942.13.828.2

Needle of iron. [MJD (Verve) 9/5/2017]

1942.13.828.2

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Collection type: Object
Description: Needle of iron. [MJD (Verve) 9/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups: Igbo
Person: Field collector Mervyn David Waldegrave Jeffreys; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1942
Date collected: By 1942
Acquisition information: Donated: 1942
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal
Dimensions: Diameter: max 3 mm, Length: max 69 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1942.13.828.2 Other numbers: 120287 Other PRM accession number: 1942.13.828b

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