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1923.55.34

Wooden stamp carved with designs

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1923.55.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden stamp carved with designs
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Person
Field collector Mr Macan
PRM source Reginald Walter Macan
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
before end 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 15 mm, Width: max 15 mm, Length: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.55.34
Research and responses

That the donor's brother, the field collector, is also named Macan is an assumption [SHD 21/3/2000]

Search terms: Body Art, Status, Stamp, Body Art Accessory

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