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Object Number
991-12-60/15141B
Display Title
Pair of Metal (Brass) Chopsticks Linked with a Chain
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
Pair of metal (brass) chopsticks linked with a chain. Red and white sticker with "322" in black ingk. Number is from the 1940 Yamanaka inventory; valued at $5.00. <transliteration> (Chinese name). Each: 17.5 cm. (l) x .3 cm. (w); chain: 11 cm. (l).
Inventory Description
Chopstick, brass, square perforated end connected by chain to other chopstick
Classification
- Chopstick
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 17.4 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (6 7/8 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/15141B
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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