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1940.7.277

Gourd rasp [.1] and stick [.2]. [AB 21/2/2020]

1940.7.277

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Collection type: Object
Description: Gourd rasp [.1] and stick [.2]. [AB 21/2/2020]
Long description: Gourd rasp and stick. Gourd has a slit cut out along its side, the small length of notched stick should be tied next to this (there are holes marking where this was attached). [HLR]
Geographical reference: Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola; Southern Angola
Cultural groups: Ovimbundu
Person: Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton; Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton; PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1940
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Gourd Plant, Process Notched, Process Tied, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 183 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.7.277 Other numbers: 36.148

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