- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Hollow cylindrical pole with one flat side, part of an anthropometric measuring kit. Stored inside canvas 1997.10.2 .1. [EH [OPS Move] 5/7/2017]
- Long description
- Hollow cylindrical pole with one flat side, part of an anthropometric measuring kit. Part of Beatrice Blackwood's fieldwork equipment. Engraved with measuring lines and the numbers 1 - 49 cm. Can be joined to [1997.10.2 .3 - .7] to form a measuring device. Stored inside canvas [1997.10.2 .1]. [EH [OPS Move] 5/7/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- English
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1997
- Date collected
- By 1997
- Acquisition information
- Donated: Unknown date Found unentered: 1997
- Materials and processes
- Material Metal
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 15 mm, Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 549 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1997.10.2.2
Search terms: Physical Anthropology, Measurement, Measuring Device
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