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.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Hong Kong
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Abacuses (calculators)
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1986-1987 #19: Heffernan Films (January 26, 1987–January 30, 1987)