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Carter No.: 227a

Handlist description: Curved red wood stick, elaborately veneered with ivory and ebony

Card/Transcription No.: 225230-2


225-230 (Cont.)

3. Description (Cont.)

At top end of cloth a fringe 9 in length. (This additional to total length.) The bag contained - 225 a & b Pair of bones. 226. Gilt bow 227 (a) Stick with curved end: ivory slip decoration (b) " " " " : beetle wing decoration: ivory ends. (c) " " " " " " " (d) " " " " bark decoration. (e) Gold stick with glass knob end. 228 Gold mounted wooden bow. 229. Gold " reed. 230. Stick with bark decoration.

For details see separate notes on sticks.

Card no. 225230-2 relating to Carter no. 227a
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