Lid for a tobacco box 1934.82.274 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Lid for a tobacco box 1934.82.274 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]
Long description: Lid for a tobacco box. Wooden core or interior with the testicle skin moulded around it. There is a twisted string attached to the object, at the end of which is a Y shaped bone, coated in a dark substance. The bottom or vessel for this lid is [1934.82.274 .1]. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/10/2016]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Nagaland
Cultural groups: Chang Naga
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Cattle Skin Animal, Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Animal Bone, Material Resin Plant, Process Moulded, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Depth: max 68 mm, Width: max 99 mm, Length: max 99 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1934.82.274.2

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