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1948.10.32

Bamboo swizzle, split into strips at one end, for spreading paper bark pulp. [MJD 29/09/2014]

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1948.10.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo swizzle, split into strips at one end, for spreading paper bark pulp. [MJD 29/09/2014]
Long description
Bamboo swizzle, split into strips at one end, for spreading paper bark pulp. The bamboo tube has a node towards one end. The tube above the node is not split. The long section of tube below the node is split into seven strips. The ends of the strips are rounded. [MJD 29/09/2014]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Assam Arunachal Pradesh Telangana Nagaland Mizoram Meghalaya
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1948
Date collected
By 1948
Acquisition information
Donated: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Split
Dimensions
Diameter: max 30 mm, Length: max 448 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.10.32

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