Small inscribed charm disc taken from under the skin of the arm of a Burmese convict at Port Blair penal colony, Andaman Islands.

Collection type: Object
Description: Small inscribed charm disc taken from under the skin of the arm of a Burmese convict at Port Blair penal colony, Andaman Islands.
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Asia > Southern Asia > Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India); Port Blair
Cultural groups: Burmese
Person: Field collector Richard Carnac Temple; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected: By 1899
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/1899
Materials and processes: Material Animal Horn, Process Inscribed, Process Carved
Dimensions: Diameter: max 10 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1899.12.44

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