Memorial tablet

Museum number:
9-21015a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210921015a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4653
Object count:
2
Description:
Memorial tablet. Wood, nailed to three-piece carved base, writing on front and back in black
Donor:
Roderic Kenji Tierney
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Roderic Kenji Tierney
Materials:
Metal and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
September 1, 1994
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
overall— height 25.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Memorial tablet, accession number 9-21015a,b, described as Memorial tablet. Wood, nailed to three-piece carved base, writing on front and back in blackHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Memorial tablet, accession number 9-21015a,b, described as Memorial tablet. Wood, nailed to three-piece carved base, writing on front and back in black
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Memorial tablet, accession number 9-21015a,b, described as Memorial tablet. Wood, nailed to three-piece carved base, writing on front and back in black

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