Carved Ivory Model Of Irrawaddy River Boat W/Accessories
date: label: Accession Date
content: 5 Sep 1986
label: Collection Date
content: Aug. 1, 1955
name: label: Collector
content: Jack W. Ninneman
label: Donor Name
content: Jack W. Ninneman
notes: label: Notes
content: CARVED IVORY MODEL OF "IRRAWADDY RIVER BOAT," TRANSPORTING GOODS AND PERSONS; POSSIBLY FOR PLEASURE BOATING. DIRECT CARVING (TAILLE DIRECTE) OF IVORY MODEL BOAT WITH ADDED CARVING OF VARIOUS APPARATUS AND ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING INCISED AND OPEN WORD ORNAMENTATIONS, LEGENDARY ROOSTER/PHOENIX-LIKE BIRD FIGURE PERCHED ATOP THE BOAT. FANCY ACCESSORIES AND EMBELISHMENTS SUGGEST IT TO BE MORE THAN A COMMON RIVER BOAT. POSSIBLY A MODEL OF A BOAT USED FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS. ACCESSORIES: 12 OARS (1 OAR, BROKEN), 1 ANCHOR, 2 LINES, 2 PENNANTS, 1 BIRD FIGURE, 2 RING-LIKE OBJECTS (?).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Aug 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Burma (Myanmar), Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Burmese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 356615
label: USNM Number
content: E423033-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Boat Model
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 24 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 3 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 22.5 cm