Wood and bark

Museum number:
9-23194a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4789
Description:
A cylindrical piece of wood with bark rolled around it. "Kasa" (?), possibly meaning hat or umbrella.
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dai Williams
Materials:
Bark (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 5.5 inches, width 2.5 inches, and depth 2.25 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Wood and bark, accession number 9-23194a,b, described as A cylindrical piece of wood with bark rolled around it. "Kasa" (?), possibly meaning hat or umbrella.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Wood and bark, accession number 9-23194a,b, described as A cylindrical piece of wood with bark rolled around it. "Kasa" (?), possibly meaning hat or umbrella.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Wood and bark, accession number 9-23194a,b, described as A cylindrical piece of wood with bark rolled around it. "Kasa" (?), possibly meaning hat or umbrella.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Wood and bark, accession number 9-23194a,b, described as A cylindrical piece of wood with bark rolled around it. "Kasa" (?), possibly meaning hat or umbrella.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Wood and bark, accession number 9-23194a,b, described as A cylindrical piece of wood with bark rolled around it. "Kasa" (?), possibly meaning hat or umbrella.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Wood and bark, accession number 9-23194a,b, described as A cylindrical piece of wood with bark rolled around it. "Kasa" (?), possibly meaning hat or umbrella.

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