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Object Number 991-12-60/15088A
Display Title Pair of Long Decorated Wooden Chopsticks with Silver Tips and Ends from a Set
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Pair of long and narrow chopsticks from a set of eating utensils. Silver at tips and at the ends. Wooden stem covered with a twisting and easier grip design. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each: 28.2 cm. (l) x .7 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Chopstick, carved dark wood, spiral detail, silver top knob and tip
Classification
  • Chopstick
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm (11 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15088A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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