Sample
Flax
| Object Number: | 97-124-132 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Neolithic Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience: | Switzerland Flachsgeflecht von Robenhausen Robenhausen Lake Pfaffikon |
| Locus: | Dug out of peat near Robenhausen. From pile work. |
| Period: | Neolithic |
| Section: | European |
| Materials: | Flax |
| Technique: | Plaited |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number: | L-124-132 - Old Museum Number 11082 - ANSP Number 39 - Collector Number |
Description
Plaited flax. Original tag: "No 39. Flaihsgeaflecht von Robenhausen 1863. Plaited or matted (not woven) flaxen stuff, from the pilework of the stone-age in the lake of Pfaffikon; dug out of the peat near Robenhausen. Sent by A. Morlot to F. Peale at Philadelphia, with best wishes for the progress of science in America. Lausane 10 March 1863.
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