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1928.45.38

Neck ornament or rosary consisting of a long string of small wooden (purassi) beads. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/8/2005]

1928.45.38

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Collection type
Object
Description
Neck ornament or rosary consisting of a long string of small wooden (purassi) beads. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/8/2005]
Person
Field collector Henry Nottidge Moseley
Field collector HMS Challenger
PRM source Margery Ludlow-Hewitt
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1876?, uncertain
Date collected
? 1872 - 1876
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bead, Material String, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 410 mm doubled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.45.38

Search terms: Ornament, Religion, Bead, Neck Ornament, Rosary

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