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1932.89.224

Circular wooden compass-board with smaller rectangular board fixed to the top.

1932.89.224

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular wooden compass-board with smaller rectangular board fixed to the top.
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Uighur Autonomous Region of Sinkiang (Xinjiang Province) Yarkand (YARKANT) Kashgar (Kashi)
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1869
Date collected
1868- 1869
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Ink, Material Varnish, Process Varnished, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 190 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.89.224 Other numbers: Shaw no. 1452 Other numbers: 91

Search terms: Divination Religion, Writing, Compass, Religious Object

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