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1945.10.103

Bracelet made from the bristles of an elephant’s tail. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]

1945.10.103

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bracelet made from the bristles of an elephant’s tail. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]
Person
Field collector William John Ansorge
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1894
Date collected
26 November 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: Unknown date Found unentered: 10/1945
Materials and processes
Material Elephant Hair Animal, Process Wound
Dimensions
Diameter: max 110 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.10.103
Research and responses

Magwangwara was one of the administrative districts of German East Africa. It also appears as the name of a people, but is not on the Ethnologue. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 20/10/2005]

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