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1958.11.71.30

Animal hide, twisted into a ring. [ASh [OPS move] 9/5/2017]

1958.11.71.30

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Collection type
Object
Description
Animal hide, twisted into a ring. [ASh [OPS move] 9/5/2017]
Long description
Animal hide, twisted into a ring and bound at one end with a small strip of black cotton textile. The hide is also knotted in the centre. For the other divination objects please see 1958.11.71 .1 - .71 [ASh [OPS move] 9/5/2017]
Cultural groups
Zigula
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1958
Date collected
From 1951-1958
Acquisition information
Donated: 1958
Materials and processes
Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Coiled, Process Bound, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Depth: max 12 mm, Width: max 55 mm, Length: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1958.11.71.30

Search terms: Divination Religion, Bag, Vessel, Punishment and Torture, Medicine, Divination Accessory

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