Tea churn

Museum number:

9-10829a,b

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Alternate number:

10758 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.2692

Object count:

2

Description:

tea churn; hollowed log (2 pieces -- churn and dasher), brass (light and yellow), cotton cord; predom. colors black and silver; churn is ringed with series of brass hoops; a) churn - 49.5 cm l.; 13 cm w.; b) dasher: 63.5 cm l.; 11 cm w.

Donor:

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund

Collection place:

Tibet

Verbatim coll. place:

Tibet att.

Collector:

H. M. Lissauer

Collection date:

November 16, 1970

Materials:

Brass (alloy) and Wood (plant material)

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

1.5 Household

Accession date:

November 16, 1970

Context of use:

to churn a preparation of boiled tea, butter, and parched barley ('tsamba') which is then drunk hot; also used at times to churn butter

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Dimensions:

a— length 49.5 centimeters, b— length 63.5 centimeters, a— width 13 centimeters, and b— width 11 centimeters

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