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Object Number
991-12-60/14865B
Display Title
Bamboo Box with Lid Originally Containing Live Ammunition from the Boxer Rebelli
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese for "bamboo box")(zhu xia)
Object Description
Bamboo box with lid originally containing live ammunition form the Boxer Rebellion (1900). Presently contains paper and string that ammunition was wrapped in. Ammunition has been removed and placed into another box (#14866). 15 cm. (l) x 10 cm. (w) x 8.5 cm. (h).
Inventory Description
Box, rectangular, bamboo plank sides, woven interior, lashed
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5 x 9.5 x 6.7 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
991-12-60/14865B
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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