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1887.1.516

Earthenware pot with 4 compartments, covered in textile, containing seeds. [JP 5/6/2001]

1887.1.516

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Collection type
Object
Description
Earthenware pot with 4 compartments, covered in textile, containing seeds. [JP 5/6/2001]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Unnamed site of grave
Date
Date collected
By 1886
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1886
Materials and processes
Material Plant Seed, Material Pottery, Material Textile, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 50 mm, Depth: max 21 mm, Length: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.1.516
Research and responses

It seems probable that all of Holland's collections came to the OUMNH via George Rolleston, see Rolleston papers Ashmolean Museum GR/A/1 Holland letters [AP 26/09/2012]

See biographies for more information about Swinton Colthurst Holland [AP 28/04/2009]

Search terms: Vessel, Death, Plant, Specimen, Pottery, Religion, Grave Good

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