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1899.65.31

Winder for kite string. Hour glass shaped barrel formed of flat ?bamboo ribs around wooden discs and covered in coloured paper and paint. Two shafts protrude from either end and are covered in floral patterned paper. [BS [OPS Move] 17/2/2017]

1899.65.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
Winder for kite string. Hour glass shaped barrel formed of flat ?bamboo ribs around wooden discs and covered in coloured paper and paint. Two shafts protrude from either end and are covered in floral patterned paper. [BS [OPS Move] 17/2/2017]
Person
Field collector Alfred Comyn Lyall
PRM source Alfred Comyn Lyall
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Donated: 1899
Materials and processes
Material Paper Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated, Process Painted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 120 mm, Length: max 730 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.65.31

Search terms: Toy and Game, Tool, Winder, Kite