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Horoscope cast for Hazel Hitson [Weidman]
Horoscope cast for Hazel Hitson [Weidman]
Object Number 2007.4.67
Display Title Horoscope cast for Hazel Hitson [Weidman]
Descriptions
Indigenous Term za-da
Object Description Horoscope cast for Hazel Hitson [Weidman]; banana leaves or bamboo bound together with cord; incised writing, figures, animals on both sides
Inventory Description Communication artifact, rectangular, flat, fiber, incised writing both sides
Classification
  • Special
Department Ethnographic
Date 1958
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Burma / Yangon / Shwepyitha / Bonshegon Village
Materials Banana, Bamboo, Cord, Palm leaf
Dimensions Overall: 26.3 x 6.6 x 0.7 cm (10 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2007.4.67
Credit Line Gift of Hazel Hitson Weidman, Ph. D. '59
Provenance
Collector Hazel Hitson Weidman (1957-1958 - 11/18/07)
Donor Hazel Hitson Weidman

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