box
- Museum number
- Af,+.3613
- Description
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'Despatch box' an oblong box with hinged lid, edged with brass nails; the handle terminates in the shape of a gun stock.
- Production date
- 1850s (?)
- Dimensions
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Height: 57.50 centimetres
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Width: 7.90 centimetres
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Depth: 5.90 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1887
- Acquisition notes
- Af,+.3612 to 3632 is a group of objects from different parts of Africa acquired by A W Franks from the dealer 'Fenton', and given by him to the BM on 5 November 1887.
For the provenance, see the comment on Af,+.3612.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af,+.3613
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Af1887C2.3613 (old CDMS no.)