Accession No
1938.350 B
Description
Nine small clay pellets of the kind used with children's bows.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Shan States; Namkham
Period
Source
Samson, Otto William (Dr) [field collector]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1938.350 B
Cultural Affliation
Lishan
Material
Clay
Local Term
Measurements
10mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
A label attached to the object reads: '1922 bag ?Lishur, new namkham 38.350.'
Event Date
Author: Annie McKay
Context (Field collection)
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Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1938.350 [A-B]: 'Varicoloured cloth bag, chiefly red and black embroidered.Perhaps for children, as the cloth strap would be small for an adult and it contains nine small clay pellets of the kind used with children's bows.'
Event Date 1938
Author: maa
Context (References)
Namkham is in the far north of Myanmar in the state of Shan, on the border with China. [The Times Atlas, 2000]
Event Date 2000
Author: Annie McKay
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1938.350 [A-B]: 'Small bag on a white background striped with black and red cotton bands. White geometrical designs are interwoven on the black bands. There are also 6 horizontal bands of red, green, pink, black, yellow and golden threads. Two vertical bands of red braided cotton are sewn on the front and back sides of the bag. The small clay pellets are white.'
Event Date 12/7/2005
Author: Annie McKay
Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.642 | Repack
Event Date 9/3/2015
Author: cao37
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1938.350 [A-B]: 'Woven cream cotton bag with red and blue stitching and thin running stitches/wefts of red, yellow, pink and purple. 9 small pellets/balls contained within.'
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa
FM:316321
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