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1913.48.28.1

Leather charm case [.1], opened, with contents of thread wound around the outside [.2]

1913.48.28.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather charm case [.1], opened, with contents of thread wound around the outside [.2]
Geographical reference
Western Africa
Africa > Western Africa
Person
Field collector John Smalman Smith
PRM source Sarah Sophia Smalman Smith
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Wound, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 140 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.48.28.1 Accession number: 1913.48.28.2

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