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1922.29.1

'Sporran'-shaped trophie made from the best ears of barley carefully selected before harvesting commences, and hung upon the wall of a house.

1922.29.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Sporran'-shaped trophie made from the best ears of barley carefully selected before harvesting commences, and hung upon the wall of a house.
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person
Field collector Edward Bateson
PRM source James George Frazer
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1922
Materials and processes
Material Plant Seed, Material Plant Stem, Process Plaited, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 540 mm, Length: max 350 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.29.1

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Religion, Harvest-trophy, Amulet