FMNH 278018.A

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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History-Ethnology | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 22-26 | Provenience: West Africa, Guinea-Bissau, Orango Grand Island | People of Culture: Bidjagó | Object: House Door Lock (Fechadura [Fechadura underlined]) | Material: Wood, wrought iron, Raffia sp. strips| Description: A-Rectangular wood lock [wood lock underlined] frame with top and bottom border of vertically linear incising and incised bow shape on front. Lock mechanism has 4 tumblers, 1 wood and 1 raffia pin fitting into 4 notches. B-wood bolt [wood bolt underlined] has hippo head handle, bolt shaft has 4 notches. C-wrought iron key [iron key] has 'C' curved handle with raffia cord (over) | Dimensions (in cm.): (Over) | Collection: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Strotz, 12/15/76. Collector, Michael J. Strotz, 1972-1976. | [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 278018 A - C | Field No. 18 | Neg. No. | Acc. 3330 | [BACK] tied thru hole in top and 4 teeth. Key plate also iron and 'U' shaped. (See Cat. ref. and coll. notes) | Dimensions: A - H: 31.0 W: 16.0 D: 7.4 B - L: 38.1 W: 4.9 D: 4.5 C - L: 20.7 W: 4.0 | Cat. #278018. A-C. |
Catalog Number: 278018.A
Description: lock component (frame)
Materials: wood, metal; iron, vegetal fiber; raffia palm
Cultural Attribution: Bidjago
Accession Number: [3330] Strotz, Robert H. and Mrs. (Gift)
Accession Year:
Other Numbers: 18
Collector/Source: Strotz, Robert H. and Mrs., Michael Strotz
EMu IRN: 1399504
GUID: 3185f372-0368-44b4-8212-1857f56e9d1c

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