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Object Number 991-12-60/15142
Display Title Miniature Metal (Brass) Shovel with Chain
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Miniature shovel, metal (brass) with chain. Included in 1940 Yamanaka inventory as no. 321, valued at $5.00. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Showel: 17.5 cm. (l) x 3 cm. (w) x 1.5 cm. (d); chain: 9.3 cm. (l).
Inventory Description Shovel, miniature, brass, spatulate, loop and piece of chain attached
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Brass?, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 3.1 x 0.3 cm (6 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15142
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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