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Description: | A box with a frame made from dark wood, into which many circular pieces of ivory are inlaid. Each side is formed of a rectangular wooden frame with a row of thick quills within the frame. The lid is formed of six panels, with wooden frames and thinner quills placed within the frames. There is a lock escutcheon on the front of the box, and a locking mechanism inside. The inside of the bottom half is wooden and has been painted red. The lid is lined with black fabric and has a wooden plaque with inlaid circles of ivory and an inlaid elephant with an inscription underneath.
caption: Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1978.12
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1978.12
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1978.12 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood metal ivory boxes (containers) quill quill (feather) textile | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-4603 | Go to resource |
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