Bundle of waxed rush wicks tied into a bundle with red paper, and stored in a sealed glass topped box. [MOBB [OPS move] 8/5/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Bundle of waxed rush wicks tied into a bundle with red paper, and stored in a sealed glass topped box. [MOBB [OPS move] 8/5/2018]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Osaka
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Miss K. Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1903
Date collected: By 1903
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932 Found unentered: 08/05/2018
Materials and processes: Material Wax, Material String, Material Paper Plant, Material Rush Fibre Plant, Material Plant Pith, Process Tied
Dimensions: Height: max 20 mm box, Width: max 71 mm box, Length: max 165 mm box
Object numbers: Accession number: 2018.83.1

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