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Handlist description: Stick decorated with coloured barks

Card/Transcription No.: 135b


135 (b) Stick decorated with coloured barks.

<> 6.5 7.8 14 27.3 37.6 40.2 49.5 118.2 145.7 148 A B C D E F G H I J

Diam. 1.2 constant. Whole stick covered with bark A. Patterns in light bark on dark B. Dark band, with palmetto pattern in light. C. Patterns in light on dark D. Plain light band E. Patterns in light on dark F. Cartouches (usual) in light on dark, flanked by 'millions of years' signs G. Patterns in light on dark H. Plain dark. I. Patterns in light on dark J. Plain light.

Upper 2 cm. of stick bare - i.e. handle lost.

Treated with paraffin wax

Card no. 135b relating to Carter no. 135b
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