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1996.21.57

Tobacco pouch or container of plant leaf tied at both ends with fibre string. One long piece of string has been used to tie all three pouches. Contains tobacco?

1996.21.57

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tobacco pouch or container of plant leaf tied at both ends with fibre string. One long piece of string has been used to tie all three pouches. Contains tobacco?
Person
Field collector Phoebe Somers
PRM source Juliet Pannett
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1956?, uncertain
Date collected
Circa 1956?
Acquisition information
Donated: 15/03/1996
Materials and processes
Material Plant Leaf, Material Plant Fibre, Material String, Material Tobacco Plant, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 35 mm, Length: max 103 mm pouch
Object numbers
Accession number: 1996.21.57

Search terms: Narcotic, Plant, Specimen, Tobacco Accessory, Tobacco Narcotic