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1886.1.375.24

Cylindrical rigging mechanism [.24] for Chinese Junk. [See entries 1886.1.375.1-130] [SM (Verve) 25/04/2013]

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1886.1.375.24

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cylindrical rigging mechanism [.24] for Chinese Junk. [See entries 1886.1.375.1-130] [SM (Verve) 25/04/2013]
Long description
Cylindrical rigging mechanism [.24] for Chinese Junk. [See entries 1886.1.375.1-130]. Made from a cylinder of wood with four spokes at either end. It has a short wooden peg at one end. The one for the other end is missing and a balsa wood peg has been made by the Conservation department to attach it to the mast support [.22] and boat [.1]. [SM (Verve) 25/04/2013]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person
Field collector Henry Wise
PRM source Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1825?, uncertain
Date collected
?On or before 1825
Acquisition information
Transferred: 31/03/1886
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Sawn
Dimensions
Width: max 78 mm, Length: max 350 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.375.24 Other numbers: 11 375

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