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Catalog Data

Collector:
Mr. Kenji Nakamura  Search this
Donor Name:
Kunio Nakamura  Search this
Diameter - Container:
25.5 cm
Height - Container:
12.8 cm
Diameter - Lid:
25.5 cm
Height - Lid:
5.5 cm
Diameter - Object:
25.5 cm
Height - Shelf:
0.5 cm
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Object Type:
Steamer
Place:
Hinokage, Miyazaki, Kyushu Island, Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1 Jun 1990
Collection Date:
1978 to 1987
Notes:
(1/3) CONTAINER IS MADE FROM SILK-TREE WOOD, SHAVED INTO THIN STRIPS, STEAMED, BENT INTO SHAPE, FASTENED W/ STRIPS OF CHERRY BARK & WOOD NAILS. AT BOTTOM ARE 2 VENTILATION HOLES. A CROSS BAR W/ 3 METAL SCREWS SUPPORTS LATTICE SHELF. BOTTOM EXTERIOR HAS PAPER LABEL. BODY EXTERIOR HAS SMALL, RECTANGULAR PATCHES THAT ARE LIGHTER IN COLOR - INDICATE LABELS THAT WERE REMOVED (?) (2/3) LID HAS BENT WOOD FRAME, SECURED BY CHERRY BARK. TOP IS TWILL-WEAVE FOR VENTILATION. TRACES F ADHESIVE AT JOINS. HAS RESIDUE FROM 2 SMALL, RECTANGULAR LABELS THAT WERE RE OVED. (3/3) REMOVABLE, ROUND BAMBOO LATTICE SHELF MAD FROM THIN STRIPS CONNECTED BY WHITE COTTON STRING. LATTICE SHELF SHOULD BE PLACED W/ THE STRIPS PARALLEL TO CROSS BAR BENEATH FOR PROPER FIT. ACCORDING TO CATALOG, MADE IN 1986.
Record Last Modified:
1 Dec 2014
Specimen Count:
3
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
380491
USNM Number:
E427754-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33ef1dfbe-3ab1-44ef-982e-00576bde9d06
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460465