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1886.1.910.19

Cotton rope with black feathers attached along almost all its length.

1886.1.910.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cotton rope with black feathers attached along almost all its length.
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1829, uncertain Date made: 1829, uncertain
Date collected
1826 - 1829
Acquisition information
Transferred: 17/02/1886
Materials and processes
Material Bird Feather, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material String
Dimensions
Length: max 1520 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.910.19 Other numbers: 914 - 935
Research and responses

William John Burchell was collecting in southern Africa between 1810 - 1815 and in South America between 1826 - 1830, see Biographies file for further information [AP 20/1/99]

According to Peter Riviére none of the sources that he has checked mention that Burchell visited Guyana and it may therefore be that he was not the field collector of these items. PR confirmed that there is a detailed report of his itinerary in Phytologia 14 (1967) [AP 24/06/2009]

Search terms: Cordage, Ornament

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