Chopstick

Description

Chopstick of bone, part of an eating set (girdle, case, two chopsticks and knife) worn and used by Tibetan women: possibly manufactured in China, collected in Tibet, 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1897.319.11 C

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Chopstick

Production information

China, East Asia
Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Chinese
Tibetan

Materials

Bone

Physical description

Bone

Associations

Collector: Innes-Wright, John William, 1856 - 1922

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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