- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Flakes of wood used for dye making.
- Cultural groups
- Chaouia Berber
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1923
- Date collected
- 1922 - 1923
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1923
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin
- Dimensions
- Length: max 64 mm box
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1923.33.33
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