Bowls

Museum number:
18-311a-m
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2028
Description:
Set of oval bowls and spoons of “banteng” horn; silver ornamentation with lotus leaf motif. Used for nuts, etc. at parties. (f) cracked. Rim lengths of bows: (a) 9 1/2 inches, (b) 3 5/8 inches, (c) 3 3/4 inches, (d) 3 3/4 inche, (e) 3 1/2 inches, (f) 3 5/8 inches, (g) 3 1/2 inches. (h-m) Spoons. Length 4 1/2 inches.
Donor:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Malaysia
Collector:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bowls, accession number 18-311a-m, described as Set of oval bowls and spoons of “banteng” horn; silver ornamentation with lotus leaf motif. Used for nuts, etc. at parties. (f) cracked. Rim lengths of bows: (a) 9 1/2 inches, (b) 3 5/8 inches, (c) 3 3/4 inches, (d) 3 3/4 inche, (e) 3 1/2 inches, (f) 3 5/8 inches, (g) 3 1/2 inches. (h-m) Spoons. Length 4 1/2 inches.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bowls, accession number 18-311a-m, described as Set of oval bowls and spoons of “banteng” horn; silver ornamentation with lotus leaf motif. Used for nuts, etc. at parties. (f) cracked. Rim lengths of bows: (a) 9 1/2 inches, (b) 3 5/8 inches, (c) 3 3/4 inches, (d) 3 3/4 inche, (e) 3 1/2 inches, (f) 3 5/8 inches, (g) 3 1/2 inches. (h-m) Spoons. Length 4 1/2 inches.

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