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1899.62.36.1

String of shell beads in red, white and black, strung on plant fibre, broken into two pieces [.1,.2]. [El.B 16/05/2011]


1899.62.36.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
String of shell beads in red, white and black, strung on plant fibre, broken into two pieces [.1,.2]. [El.B 16/05/2011]
Person
Field collector H.A. Tufnell
Field collector Henry Archibald Tufnell
Field collector Sir William MacGregor
PRM source Henry Anson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Donated: 1899
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Process Perforated, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 480 mm, Length: max 140 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.62.36.1 Accession number: 1899.62.36.2

Search terms: Currency, Bead, Token, Shell