bottle

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Object Type
Museum number: Af1956,21.2
Description: Calabash bottle engraved with figures of four British naval officers and geometrical designs.
Production ethnic group
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Democratic Republic of Congo (?); Found/Acquired: Republic of Congo (?)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 19.70 centimetres; Width: 8.80 centimetres; Depth: 8.70 centimetres
Curator's comments: Register 1956: Calabash bottle engraved with figures of British naval officers and geometrical designs. [LOWER CONGO (W.B.F)]
Location: Not on display
Subjects: soldier; british
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1956
Acquisition notes: 'Perhaps collected by Paymaster Trew on the way to or from the Benin Expedition (W.B.F.)' from 1956 Register.
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Af1956,21.2

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