Hairpin

Museum number:
9-8196
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
452 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
hairpin-ear spoon; oblong rod with 2 slots, spoon-like end; black and gold lacquer with abstract designs; used by women as decorative hairpin and to clean ears
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hairpins (hair accessories) and Hairpins (pins)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hairpin, accession number 9-8196, described as hairpin-ear spoon; oblong rod with 2 slots, spoon-like end; black and gold lacquer with abstract designs; used by women as decorative hairpin and to clean earsHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hairpin, accession number 9-8196, described as hairpin-ear spoon; oblong rod with 2 slots, spoon-like end; black and gold lacquer with abstract designs; used by women as decorative hairpin and to clean ears
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hairpin, accession number 9-8196, described as hairpin-ear spoon; oblong rod with 2 slots, spoon-like end; black and gold lacquer with abstract designs; used by women as decorative hairpin and to clean ears

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