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Hearst Museum object titled Abacus, wood, accession number 9-13656, described as Abacus; painted black wood; brass fittings at corners and across bar; 13 columns of beads on bamboo rods; Made by men. Ubiquitous in business. Purchased curio/2nd hand shop.
Hearst Museum object titled Abacus, wood, accession number 9-13655, described as Abacus; black painted wood with brass fittings at corners and across bar; 5 columns of wood beads strung on bamboo rods; small abacuses are rare. This specimen can calculate up to 10,000 says one informant. Made by men. Purchased in curio/2nd hand shop.
Hearst Museum object titled Abayeh robe, accession number 9-14976, described as Silk twill weave, brocaded Kaffeyeh scarf with long sparse fringe that ends in tassels.
Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, accession number 1-241863, described as Abrading stone, oval.
Hearst Museum object titled Adobe fragment, accession number 1-256711, described as 1 adobe frag.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 18-1101, described as Adze; woodworking tool. Handle: wood(”kayu belimbing,” “Averrhoa bilimbi” Linn.); shank: wood (”jerin tupai”) (”Pithecellobium microcarpum,” Benth); blade: steel; tie: rattan (”rotan tunggai”). Handle, round, wider at top, 83 cm. long; large split at top of handle. Shank, L-shaped. Blade, approximately 16 cm. long. Iron blade purchased in market, usually made by Chinese blacksmiths, but occasionally by Malays. Used for felling trees and shaping wood planks, especially in the manufacture of boats. Like an axe or adze (blade can be rotated to an angle). Handle in two pieces, the handle (”purdah”) and the shank (”sangul”). Before axes became common as trade item this tool was extensively used, presently used only for special purposes like shaping beams and boats. Made by men. Cost in U.S. dollars: 5.33.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 9-9335, described as Adze; long curved wood handle with flat iron blade; new piece added on; length 62.5cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 11-42994, described as Adze. Wooden handle with tortoise shell blade.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 6-8412, described as Slate adze blade. Length 4.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Adze, accession number 11-42677a,b, described as a) wood handle b) stone blade, fiber bindi ng

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