Needle-case; pricker; needle( Human-Made Object)
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Caption
Digital photograph of an ivory and skin needle case with iron needles, museum number Af1910,-.381.a-c, purchased by the British Museum from the Londo…
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Description
"Needle-case made of bone (?), ivory (?), skin, leather (a), with two prickers, needles made of iron (b-c)." Measures 26cm (H) x 10.5cm (W) x 2.5cm (D) [Measurements taken from the British Museum online collections database]
Type
Human-Made Object
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Chronology
[18-? or 19-?]-1910
Provenance
This needle-case; pricker; needle was found/acquired in South Africa or Botswana and purchased by the British Museum from the London Missionary Society in 1910
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