Abacus

Museum number:

9-22129a-d

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm210922129a@2dd

Alternate number:

A-09a,b (original number) and BY.A-09a,b

Accession number:

Acc.4737

Object count:

4

Description:

Wooden abacus(a) 27 rows of beads with 6 beads in each row. Abacus beads are dark brown and are semi-diamond shaped. Wooden box for abacus consists of the bottom(b), sides(c), and top(d).

Donor:

Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard

Collection place:

Asia

Collector:

Theos C. Bernard

Materials:

Wood (plant material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Abacuses (calculators)

Function:

7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices

Accession date:

March 12, 2004

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

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