Wooden tag for children, also an amulet, oval with a picture of a tiger, with perforation at the top. [El.B 18/11/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden tag for children, also an amulet, oval with a picture of a tiger, with perforation at the top. [El.B 18/11/2013]
Long description: Wooden tag for children, also an amulet, oval with a picture of a tiger, with perforation at the top. One of a set [1985.53.671-681] with the animals of the Chinese zodiac (except the rooster). [El.B 18/11/2013]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Honshu Kanto Tokyo
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1985
Date collected: by 1985
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Painted
Dimensions: Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.53.673 Other numbers: 13544/ 1936
Research and responses: This object was seen by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013. Picture of a tiger, no text. [FB 11/03/2015]

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