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1891.38.7.1

Partly beaten bark used for string making. [DCF Court Team 27/11/2002]

1891.38.7.1

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Collection type: Object
Description: Partly beaten bark used for string making. [DCF Court Team 27/11/2002]
Geographical reference: Malawi
Africa > Eastern Africa > Malawi; Lake Nyasa Likoma Island
Person: Field collector John Edward Hine; Field collector Universities' Mission to Central Africa; PRM source John Edward Hine
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1891
Date collected: Before 1891
Acquisition information: Donated: 1891
Materials and processes: Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material String, Process Beaten, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Diameter: max 70 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1891.38.7.1

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