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1993.40.19

Length of plaited horsehair string, found with sling braids in this collection. Possibly for use with a sling.


1993.40.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Length of plaited horsehair string, found with sling braids in this collection. Possibly for use with a sling.
Person
Maker Philla Davis
Field collector Philla Davis
PRM source Hereford City Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1993
Date collected
By 1993
Acquisition information
Transferred: 09/1993
Materials and processes
Material Horse Hair Yarn Animal, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length: max 2860 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1993.40.19
Research and responses

For biographical information on the collector Philla Davis, see 'Philla Davis: Traveller, Collector, and Craftworker', by Andrew West, in Indonesia Circle, no. 69 (1996), and 'A Travelling Basketmaker and More: Philla Davis', by Andrew West, in Folk Life, Vol. XXXIV (1995/1996), pages 100-104 (copies in RDF). [MdeA 23/11/99; JC 5 5 2004]

Search terms: Cordage, Weapon, Cord, Sling