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Sieve

Description

Sieve or wecht formed of calfskin bound round a wooden hoop with burned holes, from Forratwatt, Walls, Shetland

Museum reference

W.PD 9.2

Collection

Industry and Commerce : Agriculture

Object name

Sieve, Wecht

Materials

Calfskin, Wood

Physical description

Calfskin, wood

Associations

Forratwatt, Walls, Shetland, Scotland, Northern Europe

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