Ivory Figure, Sage ? And Ball
date: label: Accession Date
content: 14 Apr 1958
name: label: Donor Name
content: Aaron And Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Figure used as a pedestal for a cup and an intricate, multi-layered ball of dragons and filigree work. The ball with its celestial motifs including at least 15 free-moving layers within the outer surface and is 3 1/4" in diameter. Taoist [Daoist] in conception and probably done in the 19th century."
label: Notes
content: This type of object is sometimes called a puzzle ball or a mystery ball.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: China, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Chinese
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 218148
label: USNM Number
content: E396141-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Puzzle Ball