Ivory Netsuke
date: label: Accession Date
content: 20 Aug 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1950
name: label: Collector
content: August Mencken
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of American History
notes: label: Notes
content: Figure of a smiling, seated man with a "daruma" (dharma doll). Stubby, legless daruma dolls stand upright in whatever position they are put down. They represent the Indian priest Dharma, who is reputed to have lost his legs after sitting for many years in meditation. They are also symbolic of good luck. Unsigned.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Apr 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 274913
label: USNM Number
content: E425038-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Netsuke
physicalDescription: label: Height - Object
content: 2.7 cm
label: Length - Object
content: 3.8 cm