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1899.62.85

Carved wooden fishing float inlaid with pearl shell, in bird design. [MJD 19/11/2009]

1899.62.85

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden fishing float inlaid with pearl shell, in bird design. [MJD 19/11/2009]
Long description
Carved wooden fishing float inlaid with pearl shell, in bird design. Below the bird figure is an unpainted band. The handle is cylindrical and painted, except towards the tip. The triangular and semicircular pieces of pearl shell are set in resin. [MJD 19/11/2009]
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 Wood Plant, Material Pearl Shell, Material Pigment, Material Resin Plant, Process Carved, Process Inlaid, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 860 mm, Width: max 75 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.62.85

Search terms: Fishing, Figure, Float, Fishing Accessory, Bird Figure

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