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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Headrest

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Wood

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Carved

DistinguishingFeatures: 

Carved headrest with rifle carved into it for decoration. Rifle is of the type used by the British army in Natal in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.

TypeValueUnit
85.00
History

Provenance: 

Dundee Mines Museum. Collected by Dennis Harland-Bouden when he encouraged the local people to bring items into mines dept.

ReferenceList: 

 
 

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