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1937.35.60.1

Iron kohl applicator. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]

1937.35.60.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron kohl applicator. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]
Long description
Iron kohl applicator. This is a pointed rod of iron with a double spiral at the top. The rod is round-sectioned but there are two square sections with various notches. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 13/09/2010]
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Chad
Africa > Central Africa > Chad
Darfur El Fasher Kanen Lake Chad
Person
Field collector Anthony John Arkell
PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1937
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Notched
Dimensions
Length 200 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1937.35.60.1
Research and responses

According to Arkell, Mirwad is the arabic term for a kohl pin (A.J. Arkell, 1936, 'Kohl Pins', Sudan Notes and Records XIX part 1, p. 150).

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