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Carter No.: 213

Handlist description: Curved staff, decorated with coloured barks

Card/Transcription No.: 213-1


213. Curved staff, decorated with coloured barks.

1. Position Between outermost and second shrines: standing up in N.E. corner.

2. Dimensions Max. L. 142.5 W. at top 5.2: at bottom 3.4 Oval in section. Max. thickness 2.3: Min. 1.5.

3. Description Curved staff of dark reddish-brown wood ( ). Ornamented with coloured bark.

A. Plain band of dark brown bark B. Narrow bands of dark brown & light yellow bark, plain, dot and cross hatch. C. Divided into 8 equal bands, 4 of light yellow & 4 of dark brown: starting with yellow at top.

<> 3.5 4.5 14.8 8 .6 3 5.5 1.7 1.5 A B C D E F G H I J

Card no. 213-1 relating to Carter no. 213
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