Metal instrument

Museum number:
9-10977
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
240 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
cutter for betel nut; pewter (?); serpent’s head ornament; 16.5 cm length; 5 cm width;
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Delhi State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Delhi
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Pewter (tin alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used anytime by men, women, for cutting betel nuts; nut is put next to blade, both halves of cutter pressed together;
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 5 centimeters and length 16.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Metal instrument, accession number 9-10977, described as cutter for betel nut; pewter (?); serpent’s head ornament; 16.5 cm length; 5 cm width;Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Metal instrument, accession number 9-10977, described as cutter for betel nut; pewter (?); serpent’s head ornament; 16.5 cm length; 5 cm width;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metal instrument, accession number 9-10977, described as cutter for betel nut; pewter (?); serpent’s head ornament; 16.5 cm length; 5 cm width;

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