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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, museum number 9-12140, described as vessel, tinned copper; cylindrical, flay flaring rim, round bottom; rim diameter: 23.3 cm, height: 12 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, museum number 9-12141, described as TInned copper dish. Shallow with incised geometric designs on top. Serves as a lid for 9-12140. Native name dhankan. Used as a lid or as an extra plate for general cooking purposes. Diameter 22.7 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, museum number 9-12153, described as German silver vessel; cylindrical, flat flaring rim, flat bottom; incised Gujerati inscription translates as "Sir H. N. Mody". Native name langdi. Used for transportin daroon 0 a flat unleavened wheat bread used in prayers. The idea is to keep it from view of non-Parsis. Rim diameter 33.2, height 10 cm. See accession envelope for copy and translation of inscription.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Diaper, museum number 9-12132, described as Diaper; white cotton cloth, triangular; w. 67 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dish, museum number 9-12139, described as Tinned copper dish; circular, flat with straight sides. Stacked in a large vessel. Used for steaming sandhana, a dish of sweetened rice cakes made with toddy, a palm liquor. Native name kharkhir. Diameter 18 cm, height 3.8 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Dish, museum number 9-12142, described as Tinned copper dish. Shallow with wide flaring rim. Native name kharhir. For cooking small amounts of food i.e. one fried egg. Diameter 14.3 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Glass, museum number 9-12157, described as Lantern, tin-coated steel. Rectangular. Handle on top. 4 glass sides. Height including handle 30.2 cm. From India, Maharashtra, Bombay, Parsi.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Grater, museum number 9-12147, described as Iron grater, rectangular, four curved legs. Native name khamni. One side for coconut, finer side for nutmeg. Height 5 cm, length 26.2 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Kerchief, museum number 9-12136, described as Kerchief; white muslin; initial "B" embroidered in red in one corner; 62 x 58 cm. Mathu bahnu (head covering). Formerly used to keep a woman's head covered at all times even at night and while bathing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Ladle, museum number 9-12146, described as Tinned copper ladle. Native name dar ni kachhi. Used for ladling dal, a lentil puree. Length 39.2 cm.