Box and coins

Museum number:
2-3898a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21023898a@2cb
Alternate number:
x-44 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Object count:
2
Description:
Fragment of ship's railing made into money-box containing ten Chinese coins. Probably in use while railing was still part of the ship. (a) Box. (b) Rectangular lid with initials SIV carved into it.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers), Carvings (visual works), and Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Money-box.
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 9 centimeters, (a)— width 9.7 centimeters, (b)— width 2.7 centimeters, and (a)— length 36 centimeters
Comment:
containing Chinese coins (10 coins)...(for coins see 9-8228-37)" "Coins recataloged as 9-8228 - 9-8237. 7/12/72 KL" "prob. in use while railing was still part of ship.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box and coins, accession number 2-3898a,b, described as Fragment of ship's railing made into money-box containing ten Chinese coins. Probably in use while railing was still part of the ship. (a) Box. (b) Rectangular lid with initials SIV carved into it.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Box and coins, accession number 2-3898a,b, described as Fragment of ship's railing made into money-box containing ten Chinese coins. Probably in use while railing was still part of the ship. (a) Box. (b) Rectangular lid with initials SIV carved into it.

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