Bundle of 29 toothpicks in paper sleeves.

Collection type: Object
Description: Bundle of 29 toothpicks in paper sleeves.
Long description: Small bundle of 26 wooden toothpicks in individual cream and mustard yellow paper sleeves. The sleeves have printed Japanese landscape designs including trees, plants, birds and bridges and printed Japanese characters in a small circle in mustard yellow on a cream background. The toothpicks are made of pale plain wood and have red and cream paper with Japanese characters around their upper section. The bundle is held together by a band of brown paper.
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Person: PRM source Sylvia Platt
Date / Period: Date made: 20th century
Date collected: 20th century
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 12 November 2024
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Glued, Process Printed
Dimensions: Length 80 mm Bundle, Diameter 25 mm Bundle, Length 72 mm Individual toothpick sleeve, Length 76 mm Individual toothpick
Object numbers: Accession number: 2024.22.28.3 Other numbers: 28

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