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1933.61.2.1

Decorated leather sheath [.1] containing wooden stylus [.2]. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 06/09/2010]

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1933.61.2.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Decorated leather sheath [.1] containing wooden stylus [.2]. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 06/09/2010]
Long description
Decorated leather sheath [.1] containing wooden stylus [.2]. The sheath is stitched together of two layers of leather, white on the outside, brown on the inside. It is decorated with a painted circle pattern in red and with red wool tassels. The stylus is painted with red and green stripes. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 06/09/2010]
Geographical reference
Morocco
Africa > Northern Africa > Morocco
Tetouan
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Pigment, Process Stitched, Process Painted, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 185 mm, Length: max 133 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.61.2.1 Accession number: 1933.61.2.2

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