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1910.42.6

Polo mallet. Made from two separate pieces of wood; one long thin, wooden shaft with some dark red bark still attached in places, and the other a light brown carved wooden head that is curved in shape. Bound with brown animal hair string at the head. [ASh [OPS move] 6/2/2017]

1910.42.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Polo mallet. Made from two separate pieces of wood; one long thin, wooden shaft with some dark red bark still attached in places, and the other a light brown carved wooden head that is curved in shape. Bound with brown animal hair string at the head. [ASh [OPS move] 6/2/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Jammu and Kashmir State Ladakh
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Edward Burnett Tylor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1910
Date collected
By 1910
Acquisition information
Donated: 1910
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hair, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 45 mm, Length: max 1175 mm, Width: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1910.42.6

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