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1999.7.2

Fishing float made of light wood, grooved and carved in geometric designs, concentrated at one end. [MJD 19/11/2009]

1999.7.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fishing float made of light wood, grooved and carved in geometric designs, concentrated at one end. [MJD 19/11/2009]
Long description
Fishing float made of light wood, grooved and carved in geometric designs, concentrated at one end. There are traces of red pigment inside the carved grooves. The object tapers at either end. At the tip of the decorated end it divides into two. [MJD 19/11/2009]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Jeremy Montagu
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1999
Date collected
By 1999
Acquisition information
Donated: 1998
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 1410 mm, Width: max 50 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1999.7.2

Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory, Float

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