Stamp

Museum number:
9-23347
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
56 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Object count:
1
Description:
Spirit money stamp Wood block with a zoomorphic shape on top and engraved symbols at the bottom.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Culture or time period:
Mien
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
3.0 Use not specified (Status Objects and Insignia of Office) and 7.4 Non-issued Media of Exchange, Symbolic Valuables, and Associated Containers
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Context of use:
Mien stamp for printing spirit money.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 4.5 centimeters, whole— diameter 5.5 centimeters, and whole— height 5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Stamp, accession number 9-23347, described as Spirit money stamp Wood block with a zoomorphic shape on top and engraved symbols at the bottom.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Stamp, accession number 9-23347, described as Spirit money stamp Wood block with a zoomorphic shape on top and engraved symbols at the bottom.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Stamp, accession number 9-23347, described as Spirit money stamp Wood block with a zoomorphic shape on top and engraved symbols at the bottom.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Stamp, accession number 9-23347, described as Spirit money stamp Wood block with a zoomorphic shape on top and engraved symbols at the bottom.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Stamp, accession number 9-23347, described as Spirit money stamp Wood block with a zoomorphic shape on top and engraved symbols at the bottom.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Stamp, accession number 9-23347, described as Spirit money stamp Wood block with a zoomorphic shape on top and engraved symbols at the bottom.

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