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Christmas bell, made of natural rush (typha, reed mace), stake and strand construction, made on mould. Hairpin stakes folded in a V-shape, woven from base upwards with pairing, one arm of each hairpin stake is dropped so that pairing tied at apex. entral knotted stem as clapper and untwisted typha fibres as hanging loop.

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