Amulet box, a cylinder of bamboo covered with gold-patterned textile, with metal bottom and lid and a cord with small textile pouches. [El.B 15/11/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet box, a cylinder of bamboo covered with gold-patterned textile, with metal bottom and lid and a cord with small textile pouches. [El.B 15/11/2013]
Long description: Amulet box, a cylinder of bamboo covered with gold-patterned textile, with metal bottom and lid and a cord with small textile pouches. The bottom and the lid are incised with floral patterns. There is a strip of metal running the length of the box, also incised with floral patterns. The lid is connected to the bottom with string. The cord is attached to the bottom and the lid with rings. Small textile pouches and tassels are hanging from it. There are also tassels on the bottom and the lid. [El.B 15/11/2013]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Honshu Hyogo Kobe
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1905
Date collected: 1903-1905
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Textile, Material Metal, Material Yarn, Material String, Process Woven, Process Glued, Process Incised, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Diameter: max 55 mm, Length: max 287 mm box only, Length: max 720 mm with cord
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.53.647

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