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1936.14.1

Lancet made of a glass splinter in a bamboo rod.

1936.14.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lancet made of a glass splinter in a bamboo rod.
Geographical reference
Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Northern Shan State Taungpeng (Tawngpeng) District Namhsan
Cultural groups
Palaung
Person
Field collector Mary Lewis Milne
PRM source Mary Lewis Milne
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
By 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1936
Materials and processes
Material Glass, Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 186 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1936.14.1

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