Card/Transcription No.: 135q

135 (q) Stick partly decorated with coloured barks.

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2.5 9.3 22.1 26 28.2 31 43
A B C D E F

Diam. 1.7 constant.
This is a different wood from the preceding, a hard-grained dark reddy-brown: without knots.
From E downwards natural surface of wood left.
Top of handle plain dark
A. Light patterns on dark.
B. Alternate plain dark & plain light bands, dark about 1. wide, light about 1.2.
C. Light patterns on dark.
D. Cartouches (usual) mixture of dark & light, flanked by 'millions of years'.
E. Light on dark.
F. Natural surface of wood.

Washed plain wood with water. Treated ornamentation with melted paraffin wax