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Object Number 991-12-60/14930B
Display Title Pair of Wooden Bracelets, Partially Covered in Metal
Descriptions
Indigenous Term bracelet - shouzhuo
Object Description Pair of bracelets. Wood, half of which is covered in metal. (a) is a yellow metal with alternating bat and Chinese character motifs. (b) is dark metal with the same motifs and enameled in turquoise on the outside. <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 6.8 cm. (diameter) x .5 cm. (d); (b) 7.1 cm. (diameter) x .5 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Bracelet, enameled metal over carved wood, bats and longevity symbols
Classification
  • Bracelet
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 6.9 x 7.1 x 0.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/14930B
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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