Portable dinner set

Museum number:
9-22211a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210922211a@2dd
Alternate number:
B-04 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
portable dinner set consisting of (a) ornamental case of dark wood, tipped on bottom with ivory and bound with thin metal bands ornamented with floral emblems. case has ring with a yellow and red cord (63cm) with tassel attached, which is attached to a hinged, patterned hook (14cm) for hanging from a belt. (b) knife with wood and ivory handle. (c,d) 2 round, tapered, ivory chopsticks.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Ivory (material), Steel (alloy), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Portable
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
b— length 31 centimeters, b— width 2.5 centimeters, a: case— length 26 centimeters, c,d— diameter 0.6 centimeters, a: case— width 2.3 centimeters, and c,d— length 28 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Portable dinner set, accession number 9-22211a-d, described as portable dinner set consisting of (a) ornamental case of dark wood, tipped on bottom with ivory and bound with thin metal bands ornamented with floral emblems. case has ring with a yellow and red cord (63cm) with tassel attached, which is attached to a hinged, patterned hook (14cm) for hanging from a belt. (b) knife with wood and ivory handle. (c,d) 2 round, tapered, ivory chopsticks.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Portable dinner set, accession number 9-22211a-d, described as portable dinner set consisting of (a) ornamental case of dark wood, tipped on bottom with ivory and bound with thin metal bands ornamented with floral emblems. case has ring with a yellow and red cord (63cm) with tassel attached, which is attached to a hinged, patterned hook (14cm) for hanging from a belt. (b) knife with wood and ivory handle. (c,d) 2 round, tapered, ivory chopsticks.

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