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1931.27.1

Length of cord made from leather thongs [SM (Verve) 19/06/2014]

1931.27.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Length of cord made from leather thongs [SM (Verve) 19/06/2014]
Long description
Length of cord made from leather thongs. The cord is made from leather that has been split into three thongs, each thong is then threaded through a hole in another thong to create a plaited look. [SM (Verve) 19/06/2014]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Northern
Person
Field collector Helen Marjorie Meek
PRM source Helen Marjorie Meek
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 146 mm, Width: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.27.1
Research and responses

The husband of Helen Marjorie Meek was Charles Kingsley Meek. [MJD 22/10/2014]

Search terms: Cordage, Cord

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