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1930.62.19.4

Skin of a python, which has been wound round to create a coil. Stiffened into this cylindrical shape. [ASh [OPS move] 26/4/2017]

1930.62.19.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Skin of a python, which has been wound round to create a coil. Stiffened into this cylindrical shape. [ASh [OPS move] 26/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Mozambique
Africa > Eastern Africa > Mozambique
Person
Field collector D.F. Stowell
PRM source D.F. Stowell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
By 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Snake Skin Reptile, Process Wound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 104 mm, Height: max 163 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.62.19.4

Search terms: Divination Religion, Animalia, Divination Accessory, Reptile Part

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