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1934.60.2.1

Specimen of plant stem. Part of the cord making process. [SM (Verve) 25/4/2016]


1934.60.2.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Specimen of plant stem. Part of the cord making process. [SM (Verve) 25/4/2016]
Geographical reference
Cultural groups
Issa
Person
Field collector Alexander Tancred
PRM source British Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Donated: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Plant Stem
Dimensions
Width: max 137 mm of case, Length: max 405 mm of case
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.60.2.1
Research and responses

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Online, French Somaliland became Djibouti. [CW 12/4/2000]

According to “African ethnonyms: index to art-producing peoples of Africa” by Daniel P. Biebuyck, Susan Kelliher and Linda McRae (G.K. Hall & Co.: New York, 1996), the Esa are more commonly known as the Issa. [CW 12/4/2000]

Search terms: Specimen, Cordage, Cord