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1998.5.1

Cotton textile drawstring bag containing several felt wads.

1998.5.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cotton textile drawstring bag containing several felt wads.
Long description
Cotton textile drawstring bag containing several felt wads. The bag has stamped on the front: "MACHOL'S MIXTURE Magaliesberg Tobacco Factory. K. Machol & Co., Commissie Drift, Rustenburg, Transvaal."; which is the only thing that suggests that these objects are possibly from South Africa. [MdeA] 16 1 1998
Geographical reference
South Africa
Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa
Commissie Drift Rustenburg Transvaal
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Unknown Source
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1998
Date collected
By 1998
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 16/01/1998
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Felt Wool Textile Animal, Process Stamped, Process Felted
Dimensions
Width: max 150 mm bag, Diameter: max 19 mm each wad, Length: max 192 mm bag
Object numbers
Accession number: 1998.5.1

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