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Object Number
991-12-60/15181
Display Title
Arm of Wooden Scale with Inset Metal Decoration and Markings
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Wooden scale, only "arm" is present, with inset decoration and markings; called a "Wool Yard" or balance. Metal (brass?) hardware, including the ends, hook. Vegetable fiber ring. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 124.5 cm. (l) x 37 cm. (w) (with hook extended) x 4 cm. (d); arm: 2.8 cm. (diameter).
Inventory Description
Scale, wood pole with metal inlay weight marks, metal hook, fiber loop
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber, Brass?
Dimensions
Overall: 124.3 x 3.9 x 4.2 cm (48 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15181; 640
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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