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: wood with black lacquer on the outside, red lacquer on the inside. Round bowl shape with small foot on bottom. Cup stand: wood with black lacquer. Flared base, saucer-shaped middle, and small cup-shaped cup holder. According to Chisato Dubreuil, this is used in ceremonies in which millet beer or sake was shared by men 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: 1 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
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: E430691-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cup / Cup stand
physicalDescription: label: Height - Cup
content: 7 cm
label: Diameter - Cup
content: 11.5 cm
label: Height - Stand
content: 12.5 cm
label: Diameter - Stand
content: 14.5 cm