Betel scissors

Museum number:
9-17521
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017521
Accession number:
Acc.3907
Description:
Chopper for betel nuts. Worked and decorated to resemble head of a bird. Etching done to look like feathers, screw placed as the eye.
Donor:
Norma Hill
Collection place:
Mandalay, Myanmar
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Betel nut scissors
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Betel scissors, accession number 9-17521, described as Chopper for betel nuts. Worked and decorated to resemble head of a bird. Etching done to look like feathers, screw placed as the eye.

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