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1942.13.416.3

Wooden table leg decorated with carved scrolls one one side. [RH [OPS Move] 1/6/2017]

1942.13.416.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden table leg decorated with carved scrolls one one side. [RH [OPS Move] 1/6/2017]
Long description
Wooden table leg decorated with carved scrolls one one side. The leg has a crescent shaped foot, and at the top is a joint with a hole for a screw, which should sit into the table top. Near the bottom of the leg is a hole for attaching a cross piece to. For the table top see [1942.13.416 .1], for the other three legs legs see [1942.13.416 .2 & .4 - .5] and for the two cross pieces see [1942.13.416 .6 & .7]. [RH [OPS Move] 1/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
South Nigeria
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Jointed, Process Carpentered, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Depth: max 22 mm, Width: max 68 mm, Length: max 446 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.416.3

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