Lock and Key
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Oct 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1970 to 1973
name: label: Collector
content: Col. William B. Mozey
label: Donor Name
content: Col. William B. Mozey
notes: label: Notes
content: Brass clasp lock, shaped like a carp, with details such as scales, gills, and the tail fin etched in. U-shaped, with the pin across the top. Key is a flat piece of metal with one bent end. It is tied to the lock by a blue cord with bright pink and yellow tassels. This type of lock would be used on a chest or safe, according to Chang-Su Houchins, Museum Specialist in Asian Ethnology. The jumping carp is a symbol of success, good luck, and the birth of sons (see article "Lock and Key" in Minhak (Folklore), vol. 2. Seoul: Emille Museum. 1973. A copy is in the accession file.)
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Korean
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 385305
label: USNM Number
content: E431423-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Lock
physicalDescription: label: Length - Lock
content: 18 cm
label: Width - Lock
content: 10 cm
label: Height - Lock
content: 2.5 cm
label: Length - Key
content: 12.5 cm
label: Width - Key
content: 2.4 cm