Wooden Chopsticks with Etchings

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Name/Title

Wooden Chopsticks with Etchings

Entry/Object ID

E-315-AB

Description

Wooden chopsticks with metal caps at the tops. Etching designs are divided into four parts, depicting what look like flowers, animals, waves, and other designs from nature. Bottom tip of both chopsticks are not tapered, but are chipped and worn. Designs are also a bit worn and faded away.

Use

For use in eating, or perhaps for display.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography

Acquisition

Accession

22.05.19

Source or Donor

Dr. Blair Gibson

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Dimensions

Length

9-3/4 in

Color

Brown, Buff

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Possibly bought by Dr. Blair Gibson for the Echos of Han exhibit, 1999, but this information is not concrete. Dr. Gibson did not specify which objects he bought for the exhibit.