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1986.33.2

Whole animal skin, brown with white spots, probably some kind of deer. Of the kind used to make membranes for drums. [FC 29/09/2008]

1986.33.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Whole animal skin, brown with white spots, probably some kind of deer. Of the kind used to make membranes for drums. [FC 29/09/2008]
Geographical reference
Sri Lanka
Asia > Southern Asia > Sri Lanka
Cultural groups
Sinhalese
Person
Field collector Julian Richard Granville Bantock
PRM source Marjorie Bantock
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
Between 1920 and 1939
Acquisition information
Donated: 28/10/1986
Materials and processes
Material Animal Skin, Material Textile, Material Felt Wool Textile Animal, Process Stretched, Process Stitched, Process Felted
Dimensions
Width 980 mm, Length 1500 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1986.33.2

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