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1999.7.4

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

1999.7.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fishing float made of light wood, grooved and carved in bands of geometric designs. [MJD 19/11/2009]
Long description
Fishing float made of light wood, grooved and carved in bands of geometric designs. White pigment remains in some of the carved grooves. The object tapers at either end. At one end is tied a short piece of twisted line. The wood has a lot of woodworm holes on the undecorated half. [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 String, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 1423 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1999.7.4

Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory, Float

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