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Object numberIPSMG:R.1928.76.50.1=.7
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Institution nameIpswich Collections
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Object name
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DescriptionAmulet; pouch or bag, made of woven grass, with string carrying strap and string ties on the front flap of the bag. Partridge described the pouch as being 'black with age'. The pouch contains six items. They have been assigned part numbers of the main accession number as follows; .1 is the pouch, .2 is a boar tusk, .3 is a piece of chalk, .4. is a strip of textile that is knotted and/or may contain charms, .5 is a feather, .6 is a stone, possibly pumice, .7 is Elephant Grass.
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Production placeOld Calabar, Southern Nigeria, Africa
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Production date1901 - 1917
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