Whetstone container

Museum number:
7-5433
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2391
Description:
Walnut wood; conical shape; flattened at back; knob at base; rounded extension at top; slots for cord to attach to belt at waist; carved geometric designs; Vodir; carried on belt at waist while reaping; filled with water to keep whetstone wet while reaping; used with scythe by men only. Length: 29 cm.
Donor:
University Appropriation and William G. Lockwood
Collection place:
Western Balkans
Culture or time period:
Serbs
Collector:
William G. Lockwood
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #147: University of Washington (June 23, 1971–October 8, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Whetstone container, accession number 7-5433, described as Walnut wood; conical shape; flattened at back; knob at base; rounded extension at top; slots for cord to attach to belt at waist; carved geometric designs; Vodir; carried on belt at waist while reaping; filled with water to keep whetstone wet while reaping; used with scythe by men only. Length: 29 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Whetstone container, accession number 7-5433, described as Walnut wood; conical shape; flattened at back; knob at base; rounded extension at top; slots for cord to attach to belt at waist; carved geometric designs; Vodir; carried on belt at waist while reaping; filled with water to keep whetstone wet while reaping; used with scythe by men only. Length: 29 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Whetstone container, accession number 7-5433, described as Walnut wood; conical shape; flattened at back; knob at base; rounded extension at top; slots for cord to attach to belt at waist; carved geometric designs; Vodir; carried on belt at waist while reaping; filled with water to keep whetstone wet while reaping; used with scythe by men only. Length: 29 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Whetstone container, accession number 7-5433, described as Walnut wood; conical shape; flattened at back; knob at base; rounded extension at top; slots for cord to attach to belt at waist; carved geometric designs; Vodir; carried on belt at waist while reaping; filled with water to keep whetstone wet while reaping; used with scythe by men only. Length: 29 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Whetstone container, accession number 7-5433, described as Walnut wood; conical shape; flattened at back; knob at base; rounded extension at top; slots for cord to attach to belt at waist; carved geometric designs; Vodir; carried on belt at waist while reaping; filled with water to keep whetstone wet while reaping; used with scythe by men only. Length: 29 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whetstone container, accession number 7-5433, described as Walnut wood; conical shape; flattened at back; knob at base; rounded extension at top; slots for cord to attach to belt at waist; carved geometric designs; Vodir; carried on belt at waist while reaping; filled with water to keep whetstone wet while reaping; used with scythe by men only. Length: 29 cm.

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