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1910.1.111

Cake of tukula wood pigment stored in a glass museum sample jar. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/2/2006]

1910.1.111

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cake of tukula wood pigment stored in a glass museum sample jar. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/2/2006]
Long description
Description taken from Conservation Card by Lorraine Rostant 16/07/2001 - Cake of tukula wood pigment stored in glass museum sample jar. Glass jar with stopper containing off-white lump of pigment. (Lorraine Rostant 16/07/2001) [LKG 17/04/2009]
Cultural groups
Kuba
Person
Field collector Emil Torday
PRM source Emil Torday
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1907 - 1909
Acquisition information
Donated: 1910
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant
Dimensions
Length: max 277 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1910.1.111

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