Lacquerware cup for sake, "tuki", and cup stand
date: label: Accession Date
content: 16 Jun 2005
label: Collection Date
content: 1999
name: label: Collector
content: Masahiro Nomoto
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: Cup and cup stand glued together. Wood with black lacquer on outside, orange lacquer on inside of cup. Flared base, flower-shaped piece in middle, small cup holder. Cup filled with milky white plastic (?) for exhibit purposes. According to Chisato Dubreuil, this is used in ceremonies in which millet beer or sake was shared by men, women, and gods. Purchased by Masahiro Nomoto at a shop in Kyoto. Purchased for the 1999 NMNH exhibit "Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People".
label: Record Last Modified
content: 9 Mar 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ainu
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2026093
label: USNM Number
content: E430693-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cup / Cup stand
physicalDescription: label: Diameter - Object
content: 16 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 15.5 cm