Padlock and key

Museum number:
9-22023a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210922023a@2cb
Alternate number:
9-22023, BY.T-132a-f, and T-132a-f (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
Tibetan padlock(a) with key(b).
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Bronze (metal) and Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Keys (hardware) and Padlocks
Function:
4.0 Use not specified (Structures and Furnishings)
Production date:
19th-20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
Note that the design of these keys and locks is quite different than that typical of Western padlocks.See: 9-22019a,b - 9-22022a,b, 9-22024a,b -9-22028a,b, 9-22040a-c, SEE Photograph: T-193
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Padlock and key, accession number 9-22023a,b, described as Tibetan padlock(a) with key(b).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Padlock and key, accession number 9-22023a,b, described as Tibetan padlock(a) with key(b).

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