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Yak butter in a sheep stomach
Object Number 35-10-60/16290.1.56
Display Title Yak butter in a sheep stomach
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "35-10 / Gansu / Tibet [crossed out] / Gift of Harrison Forman / The Explorers Club / New York City / The Yak gives an extremely rich milk / from which is obtained a very rich butter. / It is kept in a sheep's stomach, and has / been known to keep for weeks, months, yes, / years! (High, dry, cool climate perhaps / the answer?)"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1934
Artist Mr. Harrison Forman
Culture
  • Chinese
  • Tibetan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Gansu
Asia / Tibet
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 9.525 × 13.97 cm (3 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. Harrison Forman

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Yak
35-10-60/16290.1.52 Yak
Gansu
Tibet
Yak
35-10-60/16290.1.54 Yak
Gansu
Tibet
Yak butter lamp
35-10-60/16290.1.57 Yak butter lamp
Tibet
Gansu
Woman churning butter
35-10-60/16290.1.58 Woman churning butter
Gansu
Tibet
Horn snuff box
35-10-60/16290.1.44 Horn snuff box
Tibet
Gansu
Prayer windmill on a nomad yak-hair tent
35-10-60/16290.1.67 Prayer windmill on a nomad yak-hair tent
Gansu
Tibet
Group of printing block carvers holding printing blocks
35-10-60/16290.1.51 Group of printing block carvers holding printing blocks
Tibet
Men eating tea and Tsamba
35-10-60/16290.1.33 Men eating tea and Tsamba
Tibet
Boy carrying backet of argols
35-10-60/16290.1.23 Boy carrying backet of argols
Gansu
Tibet
Bon priest / sorceror
35-10-60/16290.1.61 Bon priest / sorceror
Gansu
Tibet
Man standing in monastery marketplace
35-10-60/16290.1.46 Man standing in monastery marketplace
Gansu
Tibet
Young Tibetan boy in sheepskin coat
35-10-60/16290.1.35 Young Tibetan boy in sheepskin coat
Tibet