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1919.47.1

Plaited wool carrying device. [MJD 03/12/2012]

1919.47.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Plaited wool carrying device. [MJD 03/12/2012]
Long description
Plaited wool carrying device. The wide central section is made of a long thick band of multi coloured wool (white, yellow, brown, red and pink), folded in half and stitched side-by-side. To each end is attached string made of twisted plant fibre. [MJD 03/12/2012]
Cultural groups
Danish
Person
Field collector Elizabeth Taylor
PRM source Elizabeth Taylor
Date / Period
Date made: Circa by 1915
Date collected
Circa 1915
Acquisition information
Donated: 1919
Materials and processes
Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Plant Fibre, Process Plaited, Process Twisted, Process Stitched, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Width: max 55 mm, Length: max 950 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1919.47.1

Search terms: Transport and Travel, Carrying Device

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