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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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