lock
- Museum number
- Am.2446.a
- Description
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Door lock (with sliding bolt) made of crabwood (Carapa Guianensis).
- Dimensions
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Height: 22 centimetres
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Width: 14.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Term "crabwood" (see registration Slip) not identified.
First Slip Christy 2446. Do not confuse with second 2446, an Andaman Islands necklace.
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Original label (top) reads: 'Door lock made of crabwood (Carafice Guianensis). British Guiana. The construction of this lock is identical with the wooden locks of the ancient Egyptians. (KEW)
Original attached label on underside reads: 'Exhibition of works of industry of all nations, in 1851. From British Guiana. No.155a. Contributed by Matthew Gleese. Door lock made of crabwood. A.F. Ridgeway Esq. from Kew.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Great Exhibition 1851
- Acquisition date
- 1860-1869
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am.2446.a
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Am186?C1.2446a (old CDMS no.)