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Catalog Number |
C07.548a-e |
Title |
Set of bamboo cups in case |
Object Name |
Cup |
Description |
Set of 3 graduated cylindrical tumblers made of bamboo; traces of paint or metallic paper on rims; contained in turned bamboo case with domed lid. |
Year Range from |
1800 |
Year Range to |
1820 |
Artist |
Unknown |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 Dia-3 inches |
Material |
Bamboo |
Place of Origin |
Oceania, Pacific Ocean - possibly the Maluku Islands |
Provenance |
A similar set is in the Peabody Museum at Harvard - attributed to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. |
People |
Martin, William |
Search Terms |
Portsmouth Athenaeum Pacific Artifacts |
Subjects |
Drinking vessels Bamboo |