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Collector:
George Kennan  Search this
Unknown - Object:
13.34 cm
8.59 cm
9.22 cm
Culture:
Korean  Search this
Object Type:
Tobacco Box
Place:
Seoul, South Korea, Asia
Notes:
FROM CARD: "IRON BOX WITH LID, ACCURATELY MADE. THE EXTERIOR OF THE BOX HAS BEEN SCORED WITH A FILE AND ON THIS GROUND PLATES AND WIRES OF SILVER HAVE BEEN LAID IN PATTERNS AND FORCED TO ADHERE TO THE SCORINGS BY PRESSURE. THE WORK IS CHARACTERISTICALLY KOREAN AND IS OF EXCEPTIONAL FINENESS. THE DESIGNS ARE DEER, PINE TREE, STORK AND TORTOISE, EMBLEMS OF LONGEVITY. ON THE LID IS A CHARACTER DENOTING 'HAPPINESS.' THE BOX WAS SECURED BY MR. GEORGE KENNAN DURING THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR. EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK ARE NOW RARE. THE SPECIMEN IS BELIEVED TO BE SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS OLD."
Record Last Modified:
30 Jul 2020
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
012118
USNM Number:
EL4865-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3abec1a3b-a242-4c6a-8415-8dcc04f239e7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8492410