Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
2024.1.14 |
Object Name |
Tool, Food Cutting |
Other Name |
Betel nut cutter |
Other Stanford number |
T2019.1.29 |
Old number (pre-accession by Stanford) |
1379 |
Material |
Metal |
Description |
Nut cutter in the shape of a horse. Handles flatten out into an abstract design. |
Dimensions |
W-7.49 L-14.42 D-2.02 cm |
Found |
Asia |
Provenance |
From the collection of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg. How Eilenberg obtained this item is unknown at this time. Bequeathed to the Cantor Center for Visual Arts on December 19, 2001 by the executors of Eilenberg's will, Robert L. Poster and Leon B. Polsky. Transferred to the Anthropology department around December 2002. Found in collections in 2019. Formally accessioned to the Stanford University Archaeology Collections in 2024. |
Collector |
Eilenberg, Samuel |
Collection |
Anthropology; Asia |