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1938.35.1909.3

Pricker. Iron pricker with brass wire-work decoration. Pointed at one end. The top of the pricker is decorated with looped scrollwork. [ILL [OPS move] 13/9/2017]

1938.35.1909.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pricker. Iron pricker with brass wire-work decoration. Pointed at one end. The top of the pricker is decorated with looped scrollwork. [ILL [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Long description
Pricker. Iron pricker with brass wire-work decoration. Pointed at one end. The top of the pricker is decorated with looped scrollwork. Please note that attached by a cord to the tinder pouch [1938.35.1909 .1]. [ILL [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang (Xinjiang Province) Yarkand (Yarkant)
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1924
Date collected
By 1924
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Brass Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Forged (Metal), Process Twisted
Dimensions
Depth: max 8 mm, Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 114 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.1909.3 Other numbers: 1408 c

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