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1921.6.25

Arm ornament of plaited grass worn by small children. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/10/2005]

1921.6.25

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Collection type: Object
Description: Arm ornament of plaited grass worn by small children. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/10/2005]
Geographical reference: Malawi
Africa > Eastern Africa > Malawi; Lake Nyasa
Person: Field collector Universities' Mission to Central Africa; PRM source George Reginald Carline
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1921
Date collected: By 1921
Acquisition information: Donated: 1921
Materials and processes: Material Grass Fibre Plant, Process Plaited
Dimensions: Diameter: max 70 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1921.6.25

Search terms: Ornament, Children and Childcare, Arm Ornament