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Object Number
991-12-60/15203
Display Title
Bamboo Bracelet Partially Wrapped in a Layer of Brass with Carved Symbols
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Bamboo bracelet partially wrapped in a layer of brass with carvings in bamboo on two sides. A carved symbol on either side of brass piece. Found in a box along with #15204-15210. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 8.8 cm. (diameter) x 1.7 cm. (w).
Inventory Description
Bracelet, carved wood, metal portion, raised longevity symbols both sides
Classification
- Bracelet
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Wood, Metal, Pigment, Bamboo, Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 8.8 x 8.6 x 1.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15203
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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