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1921.93.278

Square of turtleshell used in weaving. [BS [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]

1921.93.278

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Collection type
Object
Description
Square of turtleshell used in weaving. [BS [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
Long description
Square of turtleshell used in weaving. Scrollwork designs have been ?impressed or ?carved into the surface. Small teeth are incised into one edge of the square. [BS [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
Person
Field collector Charles Frederick Wood
PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 10/1873
Date collected
20 September - 12 October 1873
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Turtleshell Reptile, Process Incised, Process Carved, Process Impressed
Dimensions
Depth: max 2 mm, Width: max 121 mm, Length: max 116 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.278

Search terms: Textile, Specimen, Animalia, Weaving Accessory, Reptile Part, Animal Part