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Object Number
991-12-60/15140B
Display Title
Pair of Ivory Chopsticks
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Pair of ivory chopsticks. Red and white sticker with "561" in black ink. Included in 1940 Yamanaka inventory and valued at $2.00. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 27 cm. (l) x .6 cm. (w).
Inventory Description
Chopstick, carved ivory, faceted square top, tapered tip
Classification
- Chopstick
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 26.9 x 0.6 x 0.7 cm (10 9/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15140B; 561
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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