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Object Number
991-12-60/14923B
Display Title
Pair of Decorated Black Chopsticks, Wood - Possibly Ebony
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
wood chopsticks - mu kuai
Object Description
Pair of black chopsticks (a-b) held together with a strip of paper. Maybe ebony or other wood. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 20.7 m. (l) x .7 cm. (w).
Inventory Description
Chopstick, squared, tapered to tip, ebony, polished, paper wrapper attached to o
Classification
- Chopstick
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Japan
Materials
Ebony
Dimensions
Overall: 20.6 x 0.6 x 0.7 cm (8 1/8 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/14923B
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898-1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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