Bead

Museum number:

9-12516

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Alternate number:

3915 (previous number (Design Dept.))

Accession number:

Acc.3032

Object count:

1

Description:

Ojime: Oblong, dark brown metal bead, possibly made of a copper alloy, w/ brass overlay decoration of a man kneeling. Design is detailed and well crafted. L 2cm.

Donor:

Design Department (UC Berkeley)

Collection place:

Japan

Verbatim coll. place:

Japan

Culture or time period:

Japanese

Collector:

Albert M. Bender

Collection date:

before 1933

Materials:

Brass (alloy), Copper (metal), and Metal

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Accession date:

1974

Context of use:

Sliding bead used to tighten the cords between the netsuke and inro.

Department:

Cat. 9 - Asia (incl. Russia east of Urals)

Dimensions:

length 2 centimeters

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