Netsuke; "Shibata" elephant, with full harness; red and green jewels on head harness; trunk swinging to elephant's left; mounted on oval base; H 4.0 cm X L 3.9 cm
Donor:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins and John Barr Tompkins
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material), Pigment (ed and green pigments), and Quartz (mineral) (quartz(?))
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Context of use:
A toggle or device attached to the end of a cord or rope to keep it from slipping; cord thrust under the sash of a kimono to support purse pouch, box, or basket (in absence of pockets).