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Description: | Made of one strand of brown seeds, with a pattern of two threaded lengthways and a dozen sideways. Made for sale to passing ships.
Edward Pinto 'Treen and Other Wooden bygones' mentions similar purses made of melon pips in Europe and South Africa during the 19th century. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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