Letter opener

Museum number:
9-17570
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3941
Object count:
1
Description:
Letter opener: bone, carved handle with human figure painted in black, red and blue, and bamboo in green and black; white “mystery fiber” tassle. 15 cml.
Donor:
Marie Richardson and Richard L. Phillips
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Letter openers
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
June 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 9-17570, described as Letter opener: bone, carved handle with human figure painted in black, red and blue, and bamboo in green and black; white “mystery fiber” tassle. 15 cml.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 9-17570, described as Letter opener: bone, carved handle with human figure painted in black, red and blue, and bamboo in green and black; white “mystery fiber” tassle. 15 cml.

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